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== The disaster and cause ==

== The disaster and cause ==

The crush took place on Sunday 15 April 2019 at an FA Cup semi-final game between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest. More than 53,000 fans from the two sides headed to the sold-out match at Hillsborough for the 3pm kickoff. In the 1980s, it was commonplace at soccer stadiums for the spectator terraces to be split into “pens” by high fences which sorted groups of fans into blocks and separated them from the playing field. The crush happened in the two standing-only central pens in the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters. Shortly before kickoff, to try to ease overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, match commander Police Constable David Duckenfield gave the order for an exit gate to be opened, which resulted in a greater influx of supporters into the already overcrowded pens. The entrance at Leppings Lane had a limited number of turnstiles, seven of which were allotted to the over 10 thousand fans with tickets for the standing terraces. After passing through the turnstiles, supporters would have seen a wide tunnel leading to the terrace and signposted “standing”. As more fans entered the Leppings Lane pens, they were forced against those in front who were already pressed up against the perimeters of the stands. At this point, fans began to be crushed to death.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-happened-hillsborough-disaster-explained-timeline_uk_5c9a548ce4b049d4aba68244</ref>

The crush took place on Sunday 15 April 2019 at an FA Cup semi-final game between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest. More than 53,000 fans from the two sides headed to the sold-out match at Hillsborough for the 3pm kickoff. In the 1980s, it was commonplace at soccer stadiums for the spectator terraces to be split into “pens” by high fences which sorted groups of fans into blocks and separated them from the playing field. The crush happened in the two standing-only central pens in the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters. Shortly before kickoff, to try to ease overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, match commander Police Constable David Duckenfield gave the order for an exit gate to be opened, which resulted in a greater influx of supporters into the already overcrowded pens. The entrance at Leppings Lane had a limited number of turnstiles, seven of which were allotted to the over 10 thousand fans with tickets for the standing terraces. After passing through the turnstiles, supporters would have seen a wide tunnel leading to the terrace and signposted “standing”. As more fans entered the Leppings Lane pens, they were forced against those in front who were already pressed up against the perimeters of the stands. At this point, fans began to be crushed to death.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/what-happened-hillsborough-disaster-explained-timeline_uk_5c9a548ce4b049d4aba68244</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

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