There was an even worse disaster in the UK. The Ibrox disaster in 1971 - I think over 60 people died. Hillsborough was pretty bad. A lot of fans travelled without tickets and tried to get in - scousers. Admittedly scousers are nothing but trouble makers and were not entirely innocent in what happened. There was a rush, the police match commander ordered the gates opened and large numbers of people were crushed up against the fence surrounding the ground. In those days most fans stood, violence was normal at the games and a fence surrounded the stands to prevent pitch invasions. Many died from being crushed against the fence.

The police, the government and media engaged in a campaign to smear the incident as hooliganism. The Sun printing lies and falsehoods about the dead at the behest of the Thatcher government. Took decades to clear their names. Both Yorkshire and West Midlands police were made to pay compensation - either for causing the disaster or covering up the true nature of what happened.

Honestly this whole thing seems very weird.