This Day in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire kills 146

NEW YORK (WHSV) – 115 years ago on March 25, 1911, dozens of people died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City.

In total, 146 workers died in the fire, according to History.com. The fire is credited with forcing an overhaul of the country’s worker-protection standards…

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