The high death toll of the tragic fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was linked to many causes. Many of these causes are correlated to ignorance. This ignorance was on the part of not only the company itself, but also the company who constructed the factory building.
One main factor was that the company placed sewing machines tightly packed together, and allowed waste cloth and machine oil to accumulate. This provided readily available fuel thus helping the fire spread rapidly. The machines were packed so tight that many of the workers could not even walk between them. This restricted people’s evacuation routes.
One other significant factor was that, despite the fire department’s recommendations to the building company, only one small,
One main factor was that the company placed sewing machines tightly packed together, and allowed waste cloth and machine oil to accumulate. This provided readily available fuel thus helping the fire spread rapidly. The machines were packed so tight that many of the workers could not even walk between them. This restricted people’s evacuation routes.
One other significant factor was that, despite the fire department’s recommendations to the building company, only one small,