KHOU 11

Wet ground causes circus tent to collapse

ANGLETON – A circus tent partially caved in due to heavy rain and winds in Angleton Friday night, leading to a chaotic evacuation. But the show was back on in La Marque by Saturday afternoon, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How a Deadly Circus Fire on the ‘Day the Clowns Cried’ Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms

On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 people died, and hundreds were injured Jordan Friedman - Freelance Writer ...
WMUR

Counseling available to help circus tent collapse victims move forward

Authorities have wrapped up their work at the Lancaster fairgrounds, but the investigation continues into Monday’s deadly circus tent accident.Click to view News 9's coverage.The tent collapsed during ...
Tallahassee Democrat

'Right on schedule': FSU circus shows will return this fall with tent arriving from Italy

FSU's Flying High Circus tent was destroyed by a string of tornadoes in May, leading to the cancellation of this spring's shows following previous cancellations. A new tent is being shipped from Italy ...