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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Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium terrace pen
standing enclosure
adjacentTo Pen 3
other Leppings Lane terrace pens
associatedEvent Hillsborough disaster
associatedWith Hillsborough disaster
surface form: 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
Hillsborough Stadium
surface form: 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.
surface form: 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
surface form: 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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