1944 Hartford Circus Fire Raw Footage
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Raw TV news footage of the Hartford Circus Fire, Hartford, Connecticut, July 6, 1944.
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Had never heard of this tragedy. God bless those lost...
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Famous clown Emmett Kelly was a real hero that day. He rushed in and led many to safety.
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so sad
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VERY TRAGIC STORY
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@misstwlightqueen1 Thanks! I will have to read that.
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@w8ing4ever u should read the book the circus fire by stewart onan good but sad book
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just read this book. such a tragic story.
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There was no TV news in 1944, it was probably taken for "newsreels" in theatres.
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Charles Nelson Reilly was at that Circus and managed to escape.
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I think it was a combination of gasoline and paraffin.
w8ing4ever 9 months ago
@w8ing4ever I think you're right - I've read that they used paraffin to waterproof the canvas roof, and thinned it with gasoline to make it spreadable. I don't think the sidewalls were treated this way, just the roof of the bigtop.
circusfire1944dotcom 9 months ago