Consider how 146 workers lost their lives before 109 years

On March 25, 1911, the fire that struck a clothing factory in New York City lost the life of 146 workers, most of them young immigrant women.

Accident investigators later discovered that the owner of the factory, the company “Triangle Shirtwaist”, had not followed the city's basic rules of fire prevention.

Moreover, the company had closed several exit doors to stop workers from stealing their shirts or to stop them from taking frequent vacations during work.

Official investigations resulted in a stricter fire safety law and additional funding for its implementation. The factory building is still located near Washington Square Park in New York City.

At the entrance of the park is a plaque that reminds visitors of the victims of the fire. Among other things, it says that “from their martyrdom flows a new concept of social responsibility and labour laws to do the best working conditions in America.