Tag: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Mon Mar 21, 2011 at 08:32:00 AM EST
Tags: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (all tags)
Posted on Mon Mar 21, 2011 at 08:32:00 AM EST
Tags: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (all tags)
Set your DVR's tonight to watch the new HBO documentary, Triangle: Remembering the Fire.
It's been 100 years since the March 25, 1911 infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on the lower East Side of New York which killed 146 garment workers, most of them young, female Jewish and Italian immigrants. Many were burned alive on the upper floors of the ten story building, others jumped to their death. So many of these deaths were unnecessary -- caused by unsafe working conditions. The stairways were narrow, doors were blocked, the fire escapes were faulty and the sprinklers were inadequate. [More...]
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