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The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in United States history. [3] The fire occurred during an afternoon performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that was attended by 6,000 to 8,000 people.
Hartford Circus Fire – 6 July 1944 – Of the approximately 9000 attendees, some 700 were injured and 168 were killed when the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus tent went up in flames during an afternoon performance in Hartford CT. The new tent, the largest tent in the world at the time, had been waterproofed with a mixture of ...
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The tent of Venus Circus in Bangalore, India caught fire on February 8, 1981. [21] The cause remains unknown, but the fire quickly swept across the tent which then came crashing down onto the crowd of about 4,000. Those who didn't survive were either burned or trampled to death. [22] The disaster claimed 92 lives and injured 300. [23]
The fire investigation delayed the show's departure from Hartford for nine days, but on July 15 the trains were headed back to Sarasota, Florida, and within a month, the circus had resumed its tour, playing in stadiums and ballparks. Emmett was among those impressed by the resilience of the big show, telling a reporter "We must entertain.
At age 13, he survived the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire, which killed 167 people in Connecticut, [4] and he was afraid to sit in an audience ever again. Because of the event's trauma, he rarely attended theater, stating that the large crowds reminded him of what happened that day. [5]
Subway surveillance images show Sebastian Zapeta-Calil leaving the car as the woman burns to death. Surely, someone would have thrown their coat over her, ran to look for water, screamed at her to ...
Hartford circus fire: United States: Hartford, Connecticut: A fire broke out at a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Many died after being trampled by other spectators, with some asphyxiating underneath the piles of people who fell over each other.