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What happened at the triangle shirtwaist factory and what were the results of that disaster?
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Several dozen employees of Triangle Shirtwaist, all women and mostly young, died in a fire there, partly because the doors were locked (to prevent employees from leaving early). The result was legislation requiring various safety measures in factories.
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When did Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happen?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happened on 1911-03-25.
What year was the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire happened on March 25th, 1911.
How were the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and sweatshop conditions alike?
Since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was not a sweatshop the conditions were not alike.
Where did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire name come from?
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.
What happened to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory after the fire?
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.
What happened to the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?
On March 25,1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire on the 9th floor, killing 146 employee's, mostly immigrant women.
Who owned the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris.
Where did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Yes, in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in the nineteenth century.
What was the color of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
the color was brown
What caused the disaster at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was probably caused by a cigarette thrown into a bucket of cloth scraps. The fire turned into a disaster with a large loss of life because there was poor communication between the floors of the factory, many exits were locked, automatic fire protection technology was in a rudimentary stage and not applied in that factory, and fire fighting and rescue equipment was not able to reach the floors where the fire was burning.
Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire investigated?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was investigated because:it involved a substantial insurance lossmany people were killed in a very public fashion
What did the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory show the need for?
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory showed the need for better fire safety and fire evacuation procedures in industrial settings.
