Of some 25,000 Liverpool fans who had traveled to Sheffield to watch their team play , 96 never came home . The Independent Police Complaints Commission started its own investigation . The crush at Sheffield 's Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 killed 96 people . A report by the IPCC into that disaster said it was caused by a failure of "basic safety procedures" and recommended changes to prevent similar disasters happening again.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission started its own investigation . The crush at Sheffield 's Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 killed 96 people . A report by the IPCC into that disaster said it was caused by a failure of "basic safety procedures" and recommended changes to prevent similar disasters happening again.