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A Matter of Degree: The Hartford Circus Fire and Mystery of Little Miss 1565. Willow Brook Press. ISBN 978-1-930-60124-6. O'Nan, Stuart (2008). The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48298-3. Skidgell, Michael (2014). The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top. The History ...
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.
Hartford circus fire, July 6, 1944 in Connecticut; Niterói circus fire, December 17, 1961 in Brazil; Bangalore circus fire, February 7, 1981 in India; See also.
Police responded to the rear of 700 Park Street just before 2 a.m. Tuesday for a report of an unconscious man. The Hartford Fire Department was rendering aid to the man, later identified as 38 ...
December 8 – Hartford Hospital fire in Hartford, Connecticut, killed 16. December 13 – MS Maria Konopnicka fire in the Gdańsk Shipyard, killed 22. [63] December 17 – Niterói circus fire in Niterói , killed 503.
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 ...
The Globe of Steel is also informally considered one of the 10 most dangerous circus acts, along with fire breathing and sword swallowing. Eguino knows of riders from Brazil and Colombia who have ...