HUNDREDS of football supporters will hold a minute's silence tomorrow to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bradford City fire tragedy.
Fans will be joined by players and officials from the club for a memorial service at the city's Centenary Square for the 56 people who died.
More than 260 supporters were also injured in the fire, which broke out at Bradford's City's Valley Parade stadium during a match against Lincoln City on May 11, 1985.
Five minutes before half-time a small blaze broke out in the wooden Main Stand and spread rapidly.
Tomorrow, flags at City Hall will fly at half-mast as Lord Mayor Irene Ellison-Wood and a civic party from Lincoln pay their respects along with local politicians and community leaders.
Members of the West Yorkshire Fire Service and relatives of the victims will also be there.
Carl Dalton, who was one of 11,076 fans who attended the match, escaped uninjured from the blaze.
He said: "The fire was a huge tragedy that shook the whole city. I was lucky enough to survive the disaster but 56 people didn't, and a lot more were seriously injured. The memorial service is a poignant time for residents to reflect on all those who perished."
The City Hall bells will play You'll Never Walk Alone and Abide With Me, before an hour-long memorial service.
The fire was believed to have been caused by a dropped match or cigarette setting light to rubbish underneath the stand.
An inquiry eventually led to new legislation governing safety at sports ground.
