March 25, 1911
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Historical context
On March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York killed 146 workers.
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- Date
- March 25, 1911
- Verified sources
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On this day, a fire at the Triangle Waist Company in New York killed 146 people. Cornell’s ILR School records that it started near closing time on Saturday, 25 March 1911, on the top floors of the Asch Building, and that 146 of about 500 employees died.
Many of the dead were young Italian and Jewish immigrant women. The fire led New York to rewrite its factory laws.
Research trail
Sources and further reading
- The Triangle Factory Fire · Cornell University ILR School · Kheel Center View source
- Commemorating the Triangle Fire · Cornell University ILR School · The ILR School View source
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