Birth — 1886
1911 - March 25 – A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kills 146.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was a tragic industrial disaster that occurred on March 25, 1911, in New York City, USA. It remains one of the deadliest workplace incidents in American history and had a profound impact on labor rights and workplace safety regulations.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a garment factory located on the top three floors of the Asch Building, near Washington Square Park in Manhattan. It mainly produced shirtwaists, a popular type of women's blouse at the time. The factory employed mostly young immigrant women, many of whom were Jewish or Italian immigrants.
The disaster struck towards the end of the workday when a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the building. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, but it's speculated that a discarded cigarette or a spark from a faulty sewing machine might have ignited the flammable materials in the factory.
Unfortunately, the factory's owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, had a notorious
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a garment factory located on the top three floors of the Asch Building, near Washington Square Park in Manhattan. It mainly produced shirtwaists, a popular type of women's blouse at the time. The factory employed mostly young immigrant women, many of whom were Jewish or Italian immigrants.
The disaster struck towards the end of the workday when a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the building. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, but it's speculated that a discarded cigarette or a spark from a faulty sewing machine might have ignited the flammable materials in the factory.
Unfortunately, the factory's owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, had a notorious
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March 25, 1911
March 25, 1911
Death — 1982
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