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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911). By Aimee Schmelzer and Sam Oudeans. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire . The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was in New York City, on March 25, 1911. It was one of the largest industrial disasters in the history of New York City.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911) By Aimee Schmelzer and Sam Oudeans
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was in New York City, on March 25, 1911. • It was one of the largest industrial disasters in the history of New York City. • This caused the 146 deaths of garment workers.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire • Women jumped from the ninth and tenth stories as the ladders on the fire trucks could not reach these floors. • The fire began on the eighth floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The theories include that a cigarette butt was thrown into one of the scarp bins, or there was a spark from a machine or fault electrical wiring.
