The Triangle Fire

 

The Cloth Inferno - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire It was the worst factory fire in the history of New York City. Late in the afternoon of Saturday, 25 March 1911, fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch Building. In less than five minutes fire snuffed out the lives of 146 workers. Photos Brown Brothers Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Corbis-Bettlmann Cornell University The Authentic History Center Shorpy.com the Office Museum The Library of Congress Audio Clips National Public Radio (NPR) the Authentic History Center Cornell University Music Fanfare for the Common Man Our Town Aaron Copeland Conceived and Produced by Dale Caruso