Who was the little girl who died in the Hartford circus fire?

The little girl who tragically died in the Hartford circus fire was 8-year-old Edith "Edie" Dyer. The fire occurred on July 6, 1944, during a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut, resulting in the deaths of 168 people, many of whom were children. Edie's story became symbolic of the many lives lost in this devastating event, which remains one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.