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company was owned by Max Blank and Isaac Harris. They had a little shop by 1900 and it grew quickly, they moved their business to the ninth floor of the new ten-story Asch building. There were approximately 500 workers, mostly immigrant women, worked at the Triangle shirtwaist company. Bessie Cohen, who survived was inside the building and wrote a short story of what had happened. Most women either died from the fire or jumped from a high height. They jumped because the fire trucks' ladders could only

backwards which forced their workers to unknowingly work longer shifts for the same amount of pay. Also, most factory buildings in this time were highly unsafe, especially the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 was the case of 146 deaths and 71 injuries. These numbers are so high primarily because of how dangerous the building was to work in. The Triangle Factory was 9 stories high, with the shirtwaist factory on

made showed that half the city workers jobs where located higher than fire department ladders could reach, unhealthy working conditions, with iron bars blocking fire escapes, overcrowded conditions, and wooden rickety buildings. Blanck, Harris the owners of Triangle insured the building and received two hundred thousand dollars from nearly forty different insurance companies. Shortly after the fire, they tried to open a new business. They were fined by inspectors for positioning the machines close together

similar, another event occurred in 1911 that was deadlier than any before. Known as the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, it was deadliest industrial disaster in New York history. The textile factory was located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of building in New York City. Within the sweatshop, hundreds of people would labor for twelve hours a day in a cramped and dimly area. This overcrowding of employees and poor working conditions was just a disaster waiting to happen. This catastrophe occurred

What happened after The Triangle Shirtwaist fire?The Triangle factory, owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, was located in the top three floors of the Asch Building, on the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place, in Manhattan. It was a true sweatshop, employing young immigrant women who worked in a cramped space at lines of sewing machines. Nearly all the workers were teenaged girls who did not speak English, working 12 hours a day, every day. In

On March 25, 1911 a disastrous tragedy hit our nation that forced a needed change in the factory industry. In New York’s Greenwich Village a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, one of the most prominent factories around owned by Mr. Isaac Harris and Mr. Max Blanck. Approximately 146 workers, mostly women, died in this fire, making it the most catastrophic fire incident in New York City. Just before this accident, these same women were on strike for the horrible and unsafe conditions

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Could the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory have been prevented? If the working conditions weren’t so flammable, maybe this fire could have never happened. There were about tons of scraps, and they used paper as thin as air. If the workers and managers were more aware of these things, there could have never been a fire. The Triangle Shirtwaist could have not lost 145 workers that day if they had been more considerate.     To begin with, the working conditions

around 4:40 in the afternoon in a scrap bin under a cutters tables on the eighth floor. It is suspected that a match or a cigarette in the scrap bin caused the fire. The first alarm was set off buy a passerby at 4:45 who saw smoke coming from the building (Wikipedia Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, n.d.). A bookkeeper on the eighth floor was able to call and warn the tenth floor of the fire and those people along with the owners were able to escape via the roof. The means of egress were very sparse

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred on the 25 March 1911. In the Asch building, on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floor there were around 500 workers present. To avoid theft all the doors on the floors was locked, except one.The door that was unlocked happened to be surrounded by fire so there was no escape. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. These factories specialized in making women’s blouses. Women that worked there were mainly European and Jewish

M. Vahl #27 7-G Monday, April 23, 2018 - Friday, May 4, 2018 The Triangle Factory Fire at the Asch Building What happened the day of the Triangle Fire? What progressed after it? On Saturday, March 25, 1911. At 4:25, which was 5 minutes before closing time at the Triangle Shirt Factory. The Triangle factory, owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, was located on the top three floors of the Asch Building, floors 8, 9, and 10. Some cutters were smoking, even though it was prohibited. Though it is not certain