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Events on Saturday 25 March 1911 1
1911Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireGarment factory blaze kills 146 workers in New YorkA fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan on 25 March 1911, killing 146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women. Locked exit doors and inadequate fire escapes trapped many victims. The disaster spurred sweeping reforms in workplace safety and labor law in the United States.