They never found out but people have said that the fire might have been caused by a cigarette on the fabric but other than that no one knows.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happened on 1911-03-25.
In 1911, there was a factory that made shirtwaists in New York City. A shirtwaist was a kind of woman's blouse. The name of the company was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, so their factory was called the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. In March 1911, there was a disastrous fire in the factory and 146 employees, most young women, died in the fire or jumped to their deaths to avoid the fire. That factory fire came to be called the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire or the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
The triangle shirtwaist company fire a landmark in labor history because it was the start of creation and enforcement of workplace safety standards.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris.
On March 25,1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire on the 9th floor, killing 146 employee's, mostly immigrant women.
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After the fire, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was rebuilt and continued in operation fora time. However, shirtwaists went out of fashion, the owners did not change with the times, and the company eventually closed.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was started on the eighth floor. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire killed many workers and was a sign of the horrible working conditions of the time.
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire happened on March 25th, 1911.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire took place in New York City.
Since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was not a sweatshop the conditions were not alike.