Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
March 25, 1911
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was one of the worst
workplace disasters in United States history. The fire killed 146 workers, most
of them young women or teenage girls. Most of the victims had been trapped by
locked exit doors, and many jumped from windows to their deaths. The disaster
brought about widespread outrage over factory conditions and led to the
enactment of a number of laws that protected workers.
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Below is an example of how a local Freeport newspaper covered this tragedy.
Source: Nassau County Review, 31 March 1911, pg.6
