le stade du roi baudouin risque une fermeture pour ne pas répondre aux normes européennes de sécurité.
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Heysel stadium facing closure amid safety fears
Fri 06 Jan, 5:49 PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's King Boudewijn Stadium, site of the 1985 Heysel disaster, is facing possible closure after the football association were fined by the government on Friday over safety standards at the venue.
The Belgian interior ministry issued a fine of 5,000 euros ($6,000) and has given the FA until May 1 to meet their requirements or the stadium will be shut.
"The size of the fine is not important, what is more important is that this is taken seriously," a government spokesman told Reuters.
However, the FA moved quickly to allay any fears.
"Fans have nothing to fear," FA spokesman Guido De Windt said.
"We have problems and we will have to deal with these problems."
According to the report, the stadium has insufficient fire exits which are also too narrow, many seats are loose and the steps to the main stand are not wide enough.
Inspectors also found a number of fire and electric problems including damaged fire doors and the storage of petroleum under the stands.
"We intend to put together a plan when we have fully investigated the report," Nico De Peacock, the FA's head of safety and security, said.
However, it may not be so straightforward. The stadium is owned by the City of Brussels with the FA responsible for safety.
"We are in discussions with the local authorities in a bid to find out just who is actually responsible and who should pay the fine," De Windt said.
The former Heysel stadium was the scene of rioting by fans at the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus in May 1985 when 39 people, most of them Italian, died. Most of the victims were either crushed or trampled on when a wall collapsed under the pressure of rioting fans.
The game eventually went ahead with the Italian club winning 1-0.
Originally built in 1930, the stadium was later rebuilt and renamed for the European Championship in 2000.
At the beginning of 2005, the 50,000-seater stadium was reduced from a five-star to four-star venue by UEFA.
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