Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
What caused the Triangle factory disaster?
4.1 (12)
47 mins
Explore the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC, and how locked exits and unsafe working conditions caused the deaths of 146 garment workers. Learn how the disaster transformed labor laws and workplace safety reforms in the US.
Ep 1:
The Dream and the Deathtrap
Immigrant hope meets brutal exploitation as young women stitch America's fashion inside a firetrap—and the warnings that could have saved them go unanswered.
Ep 2:
Eighteen Minutes That Changed Everything
A cigarette, locked doors, and three lost minutes turn a Saturday shift into an inferno—146 workers face impossible choices as flames close in from every side.
Ep 3:
Three Women, One Hundred Forty-Six Dead
Amid the wreckage, three women's fates diverge—escape, survival, and devastating loss—while a grieving father's yearlong search reveals the fire's true human cost.
Ep 4:
From Ashes to the New Deal
An unlikely alliance between corrupt machine politics and fierce activists transforms tragedy into sweeping reform, reshaping labor law from New York to the New Deal.
Ep 5:
The Fire That Never Truly Ends
A century later, the building still stands and the exploitation echoes on—what the Triangle fire truly cost, and what it still demands of us.
Discussions (5)
Jose
Level 9 · 3 mo agoGot to say it is absolute classic politics that it took 146 people burning to death for them to realise basic health and safety is a vote winner 😂 at least we got the 40 hour week out of it
Jason
Level 2 · 3 mo agoBlank and Harris running to the roof without warning a single worker is cowardice at its peak. Then they walk away with a massive insurance profit? There is zero doubt they paid off that judge.
Theo
Level 4 · 3 mo agoTying the New Deal to a single factory fire is a massive stretch. You're completely ignoring all the coal strikes and railroad unions of that era.
