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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.
“It has been an enormous privilege serving the residents and firefighters of Hartford over the last five years, and I will miss both very much,” said Freeman. “The men and women of the Hartford Fire Department do outstanding service for our community each and every day, and it has been a true honor to work alongside them.
Assistant Chief Rodney Barco will serve as interim chief, the mayor s office announced. Barco has been a firefighter with the department for 25 years. Hartford has been fortunate to have one of the best fire chiefs in the nation for the last five years, and it is bittersweet to see Chief Freeman move on,” said Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in a statement. “Chief Freeman has led our fire department with great distinction, and he has earned the trust and respect of all of us in city government, as well as residents across Hartford. He has been an incredibly effective advocate for our firefighters, hiring new classes of diverse recruits, making sure we’