Fire disasters in
circuses include:
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Hartford circus fire, July 6, 1944 in Connecticut
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Niterói circus fire
The Niterói circus fire occurred on December 17, 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil. A fire in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano caused more than 500 deaths. It is the worst fire disaster to occur in B ...
, December 17, 1961 in Brazil
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1981 Bangalore circus fire
The 1981 Bangalore circus fire occurred on 7 February 1981 at the Venus Circus in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, where more than 92 people died, the majority of them being children.
Incident
The day of the fire was the last day of the circus, wit ...
See also
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Oxford Circus fire, at the
Oxford Circus
Oxford Circus is a road junction connecting Oxford Street and Regent Street in the West End of London. It is also the entrance to Oxford Circus tube station.
The junction opened in 1819 as part of the Regent Street development under John Nash, ...
station on the
London Underground
Further reading
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Circus
Circus disasters