On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Company in New York. Over 500 employees were in the building, mostly young women who had newly immigrated to America. The fire escape collapsed, dropping many to their deaths. A critical exit was locked. People on the street watched as workers jumped out of windows. Even when fire trucks arrived, their ladders only reached the sixth floor of the nine story building. 146 people died. ... Read More