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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, July 6, 1944 in Connecticut; Niterói circus fire, December 17, 1961 in Brazil; ... The circus fire : a true story. New York: Doubleday.
Hartford circus fire: Fire (building) Hartford, Connecticut: 168 1966 1966 New York City smog: Smog incident New York City and New York metropolitan area, including parts of New Jersey and Connecticut: Fatalities estimated 168-169 1995 Oklahoma City bombing: Terrorism Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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]
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.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is fact-checking a statement made by Henry Winkler.. After the Happy Days alum made a bold declaration regarding the cause of the wildfires burning in ...
Assistant Fire Chief Bucky Whitehouse of the Tooele Fire Department, said the cause of the fire is unclear, but several vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, exploded and the fire spread to ...
Nightclub fire killed 492 and injured hundreds more Hamburg, Germany: 1943 Firestorm resulting from air bombardment: 35,000 to 45,000 victims, 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi) of the city destroyed Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. 1944 Hartford Circus Fire when tent burned 168 killed and over 700 injured Dresden, Germany 1945 Firestorm resulting from Allied bombing