On February7,1981, a fire broke out at the Venus Circus in Bangalore, India, killing more than 92 people, the majority of whom were children. The fire swept through the circus's main tent, which collapsed in flames onto a crowd of about 4,000 people, causing a stampede to the exits. The fire disaster claimed the lives of 92 people and injured 300 more. Schoolchildren accounted for 56 of those killed and many of those injured. The cause was thought to be a discarded cigarette.