![]() Most of the victims were recent Italian or Jewish immigrants. That day, 146 garment workers, 123 women and girls and 23 men died. ![]() 500 women and children and 100 men file into the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory for another day of hard labor. The workers either succumbed to the smoke and flames or leapt from the building's high windows down to the streets below. Title: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Author : Charity Barger Release Date : JanuGenre: Romance,Books, Pages : pages Size : 1101 KB Description. The foreman with the keys to unlock the doors managed to escape, leaving hundreds of others behind. With buckets of spare fabric and shirts hanging from the ceiling, the flames quickly spread to the upper floors, trapping workers desperate to get out.īut doors to the stairwells were locked, a common practice at the time so bosses could prevent unauthorized breaks and alleged theft. On March 25, as the workday was ending, a fire broke out on the 8th floor. She has fallen in love with David Wilson, the owners nephew. Amongst the masses is Susan Watson, but unlike the other tired faces in the crowd, she has a lot to hope for. ![]() While many factories reached a union agreement with workers to improve conditions, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory did not. 500 women and children and 100 men file into the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory for another day of hard labor. Years before the fire, garment workers across the city went on strike to improve workplace conditions and wages. Fire fighters try to put out the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building which killed 146 workers as a result of looked doors and missing fire escapes. ![]()
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