Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. What happened? March 25th of 1911 was among the darkest days in tmerican history. It involved a fire accident that claimed lives of over 145 workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City. The tragedy paved the way for provision of several laws meant to protect and enhance safety among factory workers. The factor was owned by Isaac Harris and Max Blanck who had other factories producing similar products. The factory was located at the top three floors of a 10-story Asch Building, located in downtown Manhattan. Space was cramped coupled with poor working stations and poor immigrant workers. The workers were not fluent in English and thus a...
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