Donald Cook lost family members in the Hartford Circus Fire Now he s trying to find the people who took him in that day courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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While the fire transpired nearly eight decades ago, 90-year old Harry Lichtenbaum remembers it like yesterday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“It’s right in my head. I was 13 at the time,” he said.
Lichtenbaum remembers being excited that day. It was his first circus. He says his tickets were for the day before, but when that matinee was canceled, he and many others attend the next day.
Upon entering the big tent with his older sister, Lichtenbaum says he couldn’t see from his original seats and decided to relocate, which he says was a fateful move.