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Football fans recall Norwich City fire 40 years on

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Football fans have recalled how devastated they were after a major fire wreaked havoc to parts of Norwich City Football Club's Carrow Road stadium 40 years ago.

Kathy Blake, a member of the Canaries Trust supporters group, said she was left "really upset" to see one of its stands partially destroyed.

No-one was hurt in the blaze that started at about 03:30 on 25 October 1984. It caused millions of pounds of damage, leaving the Canaries with a three-sided stadium for the next two years.

Ms Blake said she was "fond" of the old stand that smelt of "freshly-mown grass, cigar smoke and embrocation".