Fire Kills 145 People

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burning down.

By: Michael Passarelli, Fall Reporter/Editor

On this day in 1911, the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire started and killed 145 workers that were locked inside. This tragedy led to a series of laws and regulations put in place to prevent such a tragedy in the future.