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In 1911 in Manhattan, New York, a clothing factory went up in flames just before closing time. We look at how faulty equipment, poor design and a fear of theft contributed to a wholly preventable incident that had such terrible consequences, but would trigger reforms that still impact the United States, a century later.
With John Chidgey.

This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Links of Interest:

• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
• Brown Building
• Shirtwaist
• Court Transcript of the Criminal Trial
• The Triangle Fire of 1911
• Sweatshop Tragedy
• Brown Building (PDF)
• Sweatshop Definition
• Machinery Needed for Garment Manufacturing
• Different Types of Sewing Line Layout
• World Tallest Building Passive Fire Prevention
• Early 19th Century Firefighting

Cornell University’s Excellent Resource on the Incident:

• The Triangle Factory Fire
• The Triangle Factory Fire: Report Summaries
• The Triangle Factory Fire: Timeline

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Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.