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
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it is another cause of death‚ another tragic way to die. This exact way of dying took 145 souls on March 25‚ 1911. One after another girls aging anywhere between 13 and 23 years of age thought they were leaping for their lives from the out break of fire‚ but instead leapt for death‚ out of the windows to meet the concrete over one hundred feet below. In honor of those who leapt for their life‚ changes were made in occupational safety standards that ensure the safety of workers today. When it comes
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - I agree watching video story is the Triangle Fire that happening was a death of long ago year people in the garment workers died an without in the fire. The Triangle Fire is a worker in the 20th century for people want including fight background of the American industry in New York City about a Government has a century ago most histories of the death in their victims had family and friend. It’s only women can go to workers for Triangle factory will accept can
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire‚ was something foreign to me until just recently. How could such a big tragedy of our nation’s history‚ not make it into more books and other texts? Before this‚ I had only heard about the terrorist attacks in New York‚ but never an incident not involving an outside source. It is a sorrowful yet interesting topic‚ and it makes me question why it the factory fire is not more commonly known about. My first reaction‚ was fear. Fright‚ horror‚ panic‚ scare‚ terror
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You think we would learn from the first fire that burned down the city of Salisbury‚ right? The city of Salisbury had two fires that brought great devastation to the city of Salisbury. We learned how to handle the fires after most of the entire city was burned down and when we learned how dangerous fire can really be. There was a fire that burned down most of the city in 1860‚ but the real devastation happened 20 years later on Oct 18‚ 1886 when another fire burned a lot of the city. The city of
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Basics of Fire Prevention On board Ships The best way to deal with fires on board ships is to prevent them rather than letting them occur. Breaking out of fire in a place where no fire exist is called “ignition”‚ whereas “flash” is a term used for fire eruption in a new place as a result of flames from an existing fire in a nearby place (the ignition source). Fires on board ships can be prevented by finding and rectifying leakages of fuel oil‚ lubricating oil‚ and exhaust gases. In a ship’s generator
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9th in 1871. Millions of Chicagoans left homeless and only because of one cause — Natural Causes. (History.com) The Great Chicago Fire started because of natural causes. There was a drought in Chicago when the fire occurred‚ and there were previous fires before that. Those fires also happened anonymously. There is better chance of a loose spark starting the fire by shooting out of a another wildfire than a crazy old woman trying to get her revenge on the government. The humidity was also a big
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ran out of the building‚ telling no one there was a fire. The women who worked there became trapped‚ because the back entrance was locked‚ so many were forced to jump out windows or go down the faulty fire escape. That day will never be forgotten and made people realize how bad the conditions were as workers. As a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire‚ many social reforms were built to protect children‚ women‚ and to change workers safety and fire laws. The public was in awe and shocked at the loss
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infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occurred that day‚ and left one hundred and forty-six people dead in its wake. While many at the time thought the story would soon pass‚ and with it all the potential bad publicity‚ the story of the fire spread quickly‚ and outraged many people. As a result‚ the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire ended up changing many business and political practices of the time. In his book Triangle: The Fire that Changed America‚ David von Drehle argues that the fire largely impacted the country
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The Great Chicago Fire burned for two days straight. From October eighth to October tenth‚ 1871. There are so many questions people ask about the fire. Such as "What caused it to burn out of control?" People can ask about "The effects the fire had on the city and its residents." too. Plus‚ people ask "What happened in the aftermath of the fire?" Those question‚ will be answered in this article. The first question that will be covered is "What caused the fire to burn out of control?" There are
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