Venus Circus Fire
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
February 8, 1981
Sixty-six people, mostly children, were killed in a circus fire in Bangalore, India, on February 8, 1981. Fire swept the main tent of the Venus Circus, sending it crashing down in flames onto a crowd of about 4,000 people and setting off a stampede toward the exits. Very few children were killed by the fire - they were trampled to death. Several bodies were charred beyond recognition. |
