Hartford Circus Fire, Hartford, Conn., 1944

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Name (Hebrew)
שריפה בקרקס הרטפורד, הרטפורד, קונטיקט, 1944
Name (Latin)
Hartford Circus Fire, Hartford, Conn., 1944
Other forms of name
Great Hartford Circus Fire, Hartford, Conn., 1944
Coordinates
-72.67444444 -72.67444444 41.795 41.795 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Fires Connecticut
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q5674582
Library of congress: sh 91001952
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Cohn, H.S. The great Hartford circus fire : creative settlement of mass disasters, c1991.
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Wikipedia description:

The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in United States history. 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. The fire killed at least 167 people, and more than 700 were injured. It was the deadliest disaster ever recorded in Connecticut.

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