1/ #OTD 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City history: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

"The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and girls and 23 men[2] – who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths. Most of the victims were recent Italian or Jewish immigrant women and girls aged 14 to 23"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

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