Fire Of 1911: The Tragedy Of Harris And Blanck

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At the end 146 innocent people died, on march 25, 1911. It took less than thirty minutes for this tragedy to be a cry for the workers in others workshops in New York city, and all United States to start thinking about better ways to make a safer place to work for the thousands of people, who everyday were under bad work situations and no one care about them. Civil suits were brought against the owners of the Asch Building. They only paid 75 dollars per life lost. In 1913, Harris and Blanck were to continue their defiant attitude toward the authorities. Days after the fire, they open a new factory with no fireproof materials, without fire escapes, and proper exits in case of emergencies. They were brought

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