The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Many of the fire safety laws that we now know are settled by the triangular shirtwaist factory fire event. Few industrial disasters occurred before the triangular shirtwaist factory fire, but this is an important event that had an impact on raising awareness of safety. “This is because the triangle shirtwaist factory fire killed 146 workers and led to developing occupational health and safety measures, fire prevention efforts and the state-based workers compensation system” (Greenwald 1).
The photograph was taken by someone on March 25, 1911, after the triangular shirtwaist factory fire was extinguished. This photograph shows how it was a bad situation to handle with industrial disasters and how workers …show more content…
The building was a 10 story building, and the factory was using the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors (Sanchez 63). Max Blanck and Isaac Harris were running this factory and had more than 500 employees. They were mostly young women who were not proficient in English, from who were “mostly 16 to 23 years olds Italian and Jewish immigrants” (Lewin 1). They manufactured women's blouse, and they had to work seven hours on Saturday. Also, all doors were locked during work hours to prevent workers from leaving their places or being …show more content…
When the fire broke out, all workers on the 8th floor escaped and the owner of this factory, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris rushed to the roof faster than anyone else and saved their lives as well without announcing to employees workers. The accountant on the 8th floor called on the 10th floor and reported that a fire had occurred, but unfortunately this did not happen on the 9th floor. The building had two cargo elevators and two stairs, but each floor door to the stairs was locked and the owners of factory had the key. The fire spread very fast, and the workers on the 9th and 10th climbed up to the roof and attempted to escape through the emergency stairs. However, the emergency stairs were built poorly and collapsed when a lot of people gathered at once. As the stairs collapsed, more than 20 workers were killed. Another workers on the 9th floor escaped through the cargo elevator. The elevator moved up to 20 times, but after that, the elevator's rail was twisted because of the heat, and it became impossible to operate. Fire trucks arrived in a few minutes after receiving the fire report, but fire truck ladders and water hose was too short to reach top at that time. Eventually, many people trapped on the 9th and 10th floors and at least 84 workers who could not stand the flame
Many of the fire safety laws that we now know are settled by the triangular shirtwaist factory fire event. Few industrial disasters occurred before the triangular shirtwaist factory fire, but this is an important event that had an impact on raising awareness of safety. “This is because the triangle shirtwaist factory fire killed 146 workers and led to developing occupational health and safety measures, fire prevention efforts and the state-based workers compensation system” (Greenwald 1).
The photograph was taken by someone on March 25, 1911, after the triangular shirtwaist factory fire was extinguished. This photograph shows how it was a bad situation to handle with industrial disasters and how workers …show more content…
The building was a 10 story building, and the factory was using the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors (Sanchez 63). Max Blanck and Isaac Harris were running this factory and had more than 500 employees. They were mostly young women who were not proficient in English, from who were “mostly 16 to 23 years olds Italian and Jewish immigrants” (Lewin 1). They manufactured women's blouse, and they had to work seven hours on Saturday. Also, all doors were locked during work hours to prevent workers from leaving their places or being …show more content…
When the fire broke out, all workers on the 8th floor escaped and the owner of this factory, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris rushed to the roof faster than anyone else and saved their lives as well without announcing to employees workers. The accountant on the 8th floor called on the 10th floor and reported that a fire had occurred, but unfortunately this did not happen on the 9th floor. The building had two cargo elevators and two stairs, but each floor door to the stairs was locked and the owners of factory had the key. The fire spread very fast, and the workers on the 9th and 10th climbed up to the roof and attempted to escape through the emergency stairs. However, the emergency stairs were built poorly and collapsed when a lot of people gathered at once. As the stairs collapsed, more than 20 workers were killed. Another workers on the 9th floor escaped through the cargo elevator. The elevator moved up to 20 times, but after that, the elevator's rail was twisted because of the heat, and it became impossible to operate. Fire trucks arrived in a few minutes after receiving the fire report, but fire truck ladders and water hose was too short to reach top at that time. Eventually, many people trapped on the 9th and 10th floors and at least 84 workers who could not stand the flame