On this day in history, March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory kills 146

On this day in history, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, killing 146 people and ushering in many new workplace safety reforms. The fire broke out on the eighth floor of Asheville, home to Triangle West Company, according to Cornell University’s Triangle Fire online exhibit. […]