Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire – 100 Years Later
On March 25, 1911, fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building at 29 Washington Place in New York City. Less than 20 minutes later, 146 people were dead, mostly young immigrant women. The fire was one of the worst industrial disasters in U.S. history, and had a major impact on work place safety, the … Read more