Question #3 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that occurred in New York City on March 25th 1911‚ was truly a tragedy in American history. So many lives were lost due to circumstances that could have been avoided. This disaster left a lasting impact on society during that time and due to lessons learned‚ resulted in workplace changes and triggered many new laws. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a factory in New York City that was employed hundreds of young immigrant
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy On a Saturday afternoon in March a terrible tragedy happened in a New York City factory. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was a result of neglected safety procedures and about 145 people died from this. The deaths were fundamentally avoidable due to sealed doors. It is remembered as one of the most notorious calamities in the American industrial history. This essay will describe the details of this horrific incident and how America has benefitted from it. On
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In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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FIRE TRIANGLE In order to understand how fire extinguishers work‚ you first need to know a little bit about fire. Four things that must be present at the same time in order to produce a fire : * Enough oxygen to sustain combustion. * Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature. * Some sort of fuel or combustible material. * The chemical‚ exothermic reaction that is fire. Take a look at the following diagram called the “Fire Triangle”. Oxygen‚ heat‚ and fuel
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Hundred’s of parents and family members came to identify their lost loved ones. 146 employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company were dead the night of March 25‚ 1911. The horror of their deaths led to numerous changes in occupational safety standards that currently ensure the safety of workers today. At the time of the fire the only safety measures available for the workers were 27 buckets of water and a fire escape that would collapse when people tried to use them. Most of the doors were locked and those
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This video provided both a horrific description of the fire‚ and also a lot of interesting background leading up to the fire. In fact‚ most of the documentary was about the business‚ social‚ and political environment surrounding the fire. So‚ I will spend more time discussing what I learned from the environment‚ but I certainly will consider the fire and its impact as well. First‚ the video talked about the role of government in business at the time. Even though this was a little over 100 years
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Triangle Waist Company (manufacture of women clothing and linens)‚ located in the lower Manhattan area of New York City in the Asch Building. Triangle Waist Company had two owners Max Blanck and Issac Harris. Black and Harris went to partnership that would capitalize on Blancks business sense and Harris industry expertise. (PBS) Both men were about profits for the company and not their own employees working conditions that would lead to one of the worst disasters. In the Asch Building‚ the owners
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type work. During this time‚ there was a lack of federal regulation against the monopolistic companies. The Triangle Factory Fire serves as the pivotal point in women’s rights and labor rights during the Progressive Era in United States history. The documents examine the roles of Progressive reformers in challenging the government to take more control in regulating the workplace
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was a lovely afternoon on March 25 1911 at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in Manhattan‚ New York. When all of a sudden a fire began it started in the rag bin on the 8th floor of the 10 story building. Within 18 minutes it was all over. 49 of the workers burned to death or had been suffocated to death. 36 were dead in the elevator. 58 died from jumping out of the windows. 2 died later because of very fatal injuries. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 caused many problems or issues for the
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everyone came there for fun. People from the Bronx would come here on the weekends to party and celebrate. People from the area would always end up here. Then on March 25‚ 1990‚ one of New York’s worst fire disasters took 87 lives in only minutes. This was one of the worst fires in 79 years since the hotel fire killing 97 people. Happy land Social Club was an illegal place where people in the Bronx can feel at home or a place to be on a Saturday night. Was located in the Bronx in New York City on East Tremont
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