Pen 4

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Pen 4 was one of the central standing enclosures at Hillsborough Stadium where the fatal overcrowding and crush occurred during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

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Pen 4 canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium terrace pen ⓘ
standing enclosure ⓘ
adjacentTo Pen 3 ⓘ
other Leppings Lane terrace pens ⓘ
associatedEvent Hillsborough disaster ⓘ
associatedWith Liverpool F.C. supporters present in 1989 disaster ⓘ
police crowd control decisions at Hillsborough in 1989 ⓘ
capacityType standing-only ⓘ
contributedTo fatalities in the Hillsborough disaster ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crowdManagementIssue failure to close tunnel when pen became full ⓘ
lack of effective monitoring of crowd density on 15 April 1989 ⓘ
dateOfEvent 15 April 1989 ⓘ
eventLocation Hillsborough disaster ⓘ
hasAccessFrom Leppings Lane turnstiles via central tunnel ⓘ
hasFeature crush barriers on terrace steps ⓘ
limited entry via tunnel from Leppings Lane turnstiles ⓘ
perimeter fencing at front ⓘ
side fencing separating it from neighbouring pens ⓘ
hasPosition central pen at Leppings Lane terrace ⓘ
impact influenced reforms in crowd control and stadium design ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough Stadium ⓘ
Sheffield ⓘ
South Yorkshire ⓘ
notableFor being one of the central pens where fatal overcrowding occurred in the Hillsborough disaster ⓘ
site of fatal crowd crush during FA Cup semi-final in 1989 ⓘ
operator Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (stadium operator at the time) ⓘ
partOf Hillsborough Stadium ⓘ
relatedTo Taylor Report recommendations on all-seater stadiums ⓘ
stadium safety regulations in the United Kingdom ⓘ
safetyIssue overcrowding on 15 April 1989 ⓘ
restricted egress due to perimeter fencing ⓘ
subjectOf Hillsborough disaster inquests ⓘ
independent safety investigations after 1989 ⓘ
timePeriod in regular use before 1989 ⓘ
usedDuring 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest ⓘ
usedFor home and away fan standing during matches ⓘ
segregated standing accommodation for football spectators ⓘ

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