The workday was just ending on a cool March day in 1911, when a fire broke out in the blank, a blank in New York City. Within minutes, the upper stories were ablaze. Hundreds of workers raced for the exits, only to find them locked. Nearly 150 people, mostly young blank, lost their lives in the blank. The deaths shocked the public. As a result, New York and other states approved new safety laws to help protect factory workers.
The workday was just ending on a cool March day in 1911, when a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, a garment factory in New York City. Within minutes, the upper stories were ablaze. Hundreds of workers raced for the exits, only to find them locked. Nearly 150 people, mostly young immigrant women, lost their lives in the fire. The deaths shocked the public. As a result, New York and other states approved new safety laws to help protect factory workers.
