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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, CT. (WWLP) – One person is dead after a fire on West Boulevard in Hartford. Crews put out two-alarm barn fire in Pittsfield .
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford fire officials are investigating a fire on Monday morning at a vacant, 3-story multi-family home on Earle Street. Hartford firefighters responded to the area of ...
An explosion and electrical fire led to several power outages in Hartford on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when an explosion and underground fire in a manhole on Elm ...
Fire station in Clay-Arsenal. The Hartford Fire Department is the fifth-largest fire department in Connecticut. [249] [250] The fire department operates out of 12 fire stations located throughout the city. Three of Hartford's fire stations are on the National Register of Historic Places. Engine 1 and Engine 15 are still in use today.
The fire, which occurred at a performance of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, became known as the Hartford Circus Fire. After World War II , many residents of Puerto Rico moved to Hartford and even today Puerto Rican flags can be found on cars and buildings all over the city.
In 1994, Colt's Manufacturing Company vacated the Hartford complex amid financial difficulties, consolidating operations at a West Hartford, CT location opened in the 1960s. [6] A former tenant in the East Armory, U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company , [ 7 ] originally manufactured replicas of historic Colt pistols, [ 8 ] before diversifying ...
A victim in Tuesday’s fire on Woodbury Road in New Hartford has died, the New Hartford Police Department said Friday in a statement.