BRISTOL CITY stars wore black armbands against Birmingham in tribute to one of the victims of the Avonmouth explosion.
Luke Wheaton, 16, was one of four people who died in a blast at a wastewater treatment works near Bristol on Thursday.
Bristol City paid tribute to the victims of the Avonmouth blastCredit: Rex Features
The apprentice was a season ticket holder at City along with father Matt.
And players wore black armbands as they lost 1-0 to Birmingham thanks to an 80th minute winner from Harlee Dean.
A club shirt was also paced on his seat in the Section 82 singing crowd before kick-off.
Players also remembered the other three victims of the Avonmouth tragedy.
Michael James, 64, Brian Vickery, 63, and Raymond White, 57, were also killed when a silo that holds treated biosolids exploded.
The sound was described by witnesses as like ‘a bomb’ going off, with vibrations picked up half a mile away.
A source told the Times: “A silo blew up as the men were working on it.
“They have been looking for the bodies and found one 150 metres away in a lake.
“There are four dead and one injured who could walk away from the scene.”
A work pal told Sun Online: “We are one big family, and when something so devastating happens to your colleagues it affects us all.
“We all expect to go to work each day and return home to our families.
“This affects not only our emotions but makes you realise just how it could have happened to any of us.
“My heart goes out to their families and loved ones, and my prayers are with them all.”
Avonmouth explosion – Four people killed after huge blast at Bristol waterworks
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
