USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Panicked workers were crushed as they struggled with doors that were locked by managers to prevent theft, or doors that opened the wrong way. Only a few buckets of water were on hand to douse the flames. Outside, firefighters’ ladders were too short to reach the top floors and ineffective safety nets ripped like paper.

Detailed explanation-2: -In one of the darkest moments of America’s industrial history, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns, killing 146 workers, on March 25, 1911. The tragedy led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of factory workers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire not only became a pivotal moment in labor history but in the history of the struggle for women’s rights–some responded to the tragedy by becoming active in the women’s suffrage movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unfortunately, many remained trapped on the ninth floor; 146 victims perished. In its aftermath, the Triangle fire inspired a great campaign of workplace reform. About thirty separate laws were passed, including those regulating the minimum wage and working conditions.