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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire probably happened because someone threw a cigarette butt into a waste can containing cloth scraps.
The deaths happened because there was not a good fire alarm system, most exit doors were locked to prevent early departure from the workplace, and the fire department did not have equipment that could reach to the level where the factory, and the fire, was in the building.
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When did Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happen?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happened on 1911-03-25.
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 year was the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire happened on March 25th, 1911.
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.
Where did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Yes, in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in the nineteenth century.
What is the climax of Triangle Shirtwaist factory?
The climax of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire is people dying in a fire because they could not escape the fire area.
Did the eighth floor collapse during the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
Except for the overloaded fire escapes, no part of the building collapsed during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
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
Did people survive the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Yes, many people survived the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire. It was notorious because so many others did not survive.
What happen to the Triangle a Shirtwaist Factory after the fire?
The building still stands in Manhattan, though, I believe, it is entirely gutted out.
Was the Triangle Shirtwaist fire a part of the Women's suffrage movement?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was an industrial fire that had nothing to do with the movement for giving the vote to women.
How did triangle shirtwaist factory went on fire?
A match or cigarette.
