Triangle Shirt Waist Fire

  • Idea's for a new building

    Plans for a building improvment for Joseph Asch at Greene street and Washing place.
  • Building Finished

    The Joseph Asch building is finished.
  • Company opens new floor.

    The triangle shirt waist factory opens an 8th floor in the Asch building.
  • Strike

    The employies of the Triangle Shirt Waist company goes on strike for 13 weeks and 700 employies are arrested.
  • The Fire

    A fire spreades quickly threw the 8th floor people falling out of windows, and landing on the sidewalk. the fire spreads faster people unable to get out because doors are locked. poplee get up the 9th floor fire catches up to them fast. VERY FEW SURVIVERS.
  • Death

    100,000 people were either killed or injured. Many grieving families arrive.
  • Action happens

    Isaac Harris , and Max Blanck co-owners of the company are accused of man slughter because of the locked doors which was their escape rout.
  • improvement

    They are more hazardous about safety issues in factories and make improvments.