Causes Of The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Taken place in New York City on March 25th, 2011 was one of the biggest tragedies killing 146 workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop factory which caught on such a huge fire and which spread so quickly. The workers consisted of women, mainly immigrant women and teenaged girls who did not speak English. They were all crammed into rooms with sewing machines and worked for 12 hours each day. The 8th, 9th and 10th floor of the building caught on fire. Most of the deaths could’ve been prevented but the owners were so selfish and uncaring so the workers were trapped inside during the fire since the doors were locked. The owners were Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. They fled to the roof to escape during the fire. The fire escape of