NationSquid The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (March 25, 1911) Posted: April 5, 2025 | Last updated: April 5, 2025 On a cold windy Saturday in March of 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle ...

Three plaques commemorate the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in Greenwich Village that killed 146 workers in 1911, catalyzing landmark workplace safety laws and transforming the labor movement.

“We’re living through a historic moment, and looking at what citizens and workers accomplished in the aftermath of the Triangle fire can really help us strategize about what our collective response ...

Tragic events such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, where 146 people burned alive or died after leaping from the flaming building’s ninth floor, happened because government allowed ...