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On 15th April 1989 there was a soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool to decide who would be one of the finalists in the Football Association’s Cup Final to be held later in the year. The match was played at the “neutral ground” of Hillsborough in Sheffield.
A combination of events resulted in 96 Liverpool supporters being tragically killed, almost all being crushed as they entered the standing terraces at one end of the ground.
In September 2012 it emerged that the Police tried to blame victims to hide their own failings in this disaster and that over 40 of those who died might have been saved with better medical care.
A two year-long inquest ending in 2016 concluded that those who died were unlawfully killed, a finding that ended a 27 year campaign by those seeking justice for the dead.
In 2021 two retired police officers and an ex-solicitor went for trial accused of altering police statements. The judge dismissed the case. Also in 2021, the South Yorkshire and West Midlands police agreed to pay damages to more than 600 people over their admitted cover-up.
A severely brain damaged Liverpool fan died in 2021 making him the 97th unlawfully killed victim.
At the invitation of the government, in 2017 Bishop James Jones concluded a report on the lessons to be learnt from this tragedy. To the despair of Bishop Jones, in 2023 (five years later) the government said it would respond to the report 'in due course".
In December 2023 Prime Minister Sunak apologised for the governments delay of its own making and decided compel the police to follow a policy of openness, honesty and transparency.
Despite the unlawful killing and cover-up, no one has ever been convicted.
When today’s matches are over; the supporters have gone home and the ground is silent, empty Hillsborough seats still remember what happened there all those years ago.....
A shot from the 1976 Film The Cassandra Crossing .
It shows a French diesel pulling Swiss SBB CFF coaches onto a very high bridge that is deliberately sabotaged.
A fairly good piece of modelling for the time I suppose.
On 30 August 1903, the Waimangu Geyser Disaster took place in Rotorua. The geyser was a popular tourist attraction in the late 19th and early 20th century. On the day of the disaster a tour of the area surrounding the geyser was being conducted by the Chief Government Guide, Alfred Warbrick. Despite numerous calls for the tour party to move away from the edge of the geyser, these instructions were ignored. All of a sudden "the geyser played a shot between 4 and 5 hundred feet", according to Alfred Warbrick, leading to the death of four tourists. The four tourists who died included the brother of Alfred, Mr Joseph Warbrick. The other three were Ruby and Catherine Nicholls and David McNaughton.
The images presented here are from a file generated by the Tourist and Publicity Department. The file contains correspondence specifically on the disaster, such as initial reports of what happened and detailed explanations from Alfred Warbrick. The photo shown here notes the positions where the deceased were standing in relation to the edge of the geyser (mark 1) but also where the Government Guide was placed (mark 2).
The file in which these items are found includes the full Coroners inquest into the death of the four tourists. This is highly unusual as Coroners files are most often found in a series of Justice Department records, series 16231. For other disasters, such as the sinking of the SS Wairarapa, the Coroners file has always been in a separate sequence: collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=R23833200
The Coroners inquest was completed on August 31 1903, one day after the disaster. The eye-witness accounts noted in the file are most likely to have been written on the day of the event as the investigation into the cause of the death was wrapped up within 24 hours. The official cause of death was noted as suffocation and burns from boiling water and steam, combined with shock. The verdict of the coroner apportioned no blame on the Chief Government Guide as he had repeatedly warned tourists to move away from the edge of the geyser.
File Reference: AECB 8615 TO1 51 1903/225
collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=21484201
More information at NZ History: nzhistory.govt.nz/four-killed-by-geyser-in-rotorua
Material from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Glendale, Burbank, Compton, Oxnard, Rialto, Bakersfield and Fresno Fire Departments participate in live fire drills for their explorers as part of the 2014 Disaster Drills at Del Valle.
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Glendale, Burbank, Compton, Oxnard, Rialto, Bakersfield and Fresno Fire Departments participate in live fire drills for their explorers as part of the 2014 Disaster Drills at Del Valle.
Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic is an attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée. A look into the set of London in ruins from the film Reign of Fire.
OK I REALISE THAT THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE HDR DISASTER. BUT I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT UP SO I CAN MEASURE MY NEXT ATTEMPT AGAINST IT.
My entry into the Down Under Challenge #122. Original photo by me! at www.flickr.com/photos/andy_bernay-roman/234934636/
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, Glendale, Burbank, Compton, Oxnard, Rialto, Bakersfield and Fresno Fire Departments participate in live fire drills for their explorers as part of the 2014 Disaster Drills at Del Valle.
with a 70' Chevy SS. My first shoot without assistance for pinup, we worked hard to get a variety of looks. Was a great learning experience!
USAID’s Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction project provides training in first aid and first response for communities vulnerable to natural disasters. Here, women community emergency response team members practice first aid techniques during a disaster response drill.
Photo Credit: Luke Bostian, Aga Khan Foundation
Geo-disasters include events induced by natural phenomena, such as landslides, debris flows, strong earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions, which can kill, cause injury and property damage. Rainfall- and earthquake-induced landslides, debris flow disasters, disaster awareness, seismic ground shaking, climate change, floods, dams and levees were among geo-disasters discussed at the international symposium. Photo by Matt Gush
Canon 5D III ISO 100 1/160 f8 100mm (100mm f2.8L Macro)
Elinchrom BRX500, Rotalux 135 Octa Cross Light
Candid portraits of some of the volunteers from Rab's Country Lanes during the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy.
Some may believe asbestos a problem of the past; however, there are many places asbestos is a problem today.
my home office is also the storage for holiday decoration bins during the season as well as a wrapping station.
this 10mm lens is fun. you can cram so much stuff in the photo
Exposure: 25 seconds
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100
PC Harry Buxton guards the scene of an accident on the outskirts of Glossop.
PC Buxton was a wartime reserve constable with the Glossop Borough Police from 1941 to 1944 when he was released for ‘Industrial Work of National Importance’ by the force’s Chief Constable.
He seems to have retuned to policing in the post war years.
The Glossop Borough Police area became part of Derbyshire Constabulary in 1947.
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From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
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