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04-10-2011, 11:41 PM
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Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
On Saturday afternoon, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Waist Company, a garment manufacturer in lower Manhattan. As workers would soon realize, the building’s fire escapes were deficient, and exit doors had been locked by the owners. The fire trapped those working on the three upper levels of the company’s 10-story building, located at the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place. In less than twenty minutes, 146 immigrant workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian women, died. Some of the workers died as they jumped out of the building in a desperate attempt to escape.  ·  · |
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04-11-2011, 03:11 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
HBO just did a doc on this. Sad. Check it out if you get a chance. [nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbDoBlUPJUg[/nomedia] Here's another youtube [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vus4b8FRTKM&feature=fvwrel"]YouTube - The Triangle Fire[/nomedia]. |
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04-11-2011, 05:43 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
Excellent post i do remember seeing a film on this a long time ago when i was a kid and i have never forgotten it, all in all it was very tragic i think i remember the fire exits wer locked? Could be wrong but very sad all the same. Great post thanks for posting  |
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04-11-2011, 05:51 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
WOW......This is the 1st I have heard of this tragedy,I am going to my library to search for the book Uprising,by Margaret Peterson Hattix,I hear it's A phenomenal read!!great post Shazza!!! |
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04-11-2011, 08:37 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
^ Thank you very much everyone for your comments and links |
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04-11-2011, 10:46 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
This is one the reason that OSHA was developed in the US. All accidents are not a matter of if, it is a matter of when.
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11-25-2016, 11:18 PM
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Re: Garment Manufacturer Fire, 1911
The area was cleaned out and the building was for rent again about 2 weeks after the fire. I think now it is an office building for the University of New York. (But has sprinklers and better fire escapes)
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