Research Paper On The Triangle Factory Fire

Fire! Now you may be wondering, what do you mean “Fire!” Fire! As in the Triangle Factory Fire. All these dangers, all these unfortunate girls. Couldn’t they have survived? Welcome to my essay on The Triangle Factory Fire. First of all, what caused this terrible disaster? Many different factors played into this. Was it just a spontaneous fire? It is said in Flesh and Blood so Cheap that the fire was most likely caused by a still lit cigarette thrown into a waste basket. They also say “We will never know for sure what started the Triangle Fire” which is true because all of the people in that fire have died. We can’t just ask them. There was very few survivors to begin with. Next up, what was wrong with this building that if it was better girls could have survived? First it’s all in the setup of the building. The sewing tables were set up so close so no girls could steal supplies. Their main concern was the girls not stealing things. That is also why the hallway to one of the stairways were so tight fitting, so guards could check bags so nothing was stolen. …show more content…
The blocking of the doorways was a dangerous concern. In one doorway there was boxes blocking the exit, in another there was barrel of oil. The ninth floor was set up for disaster. Because the company was all about sewing their shirtwaists, the ninth floor was filled with sewing machines. For a sewing machine to run smoothly you would oil it, there explaining the barrel of oil. Since the machines needed constant oiling, the oil was all over the floor. When the fire spiked up from the eighth floor it hit the oil and the wildfire