A CT native survived a historic fire. At 88, his story is of ‘incredible person’, relentless athlete

A Connecticut native was just six years old when he was gravely injured in a Hartford fire that killed more than 150 people and haunted the city for generations. Now, a biographical sports documentary chronicling the life of Connecticut native Jerry LeVasseur is in production. LeVasseur, a survivor of the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire, had a lengthy career as a college running coach and is still ...