Triangle Factory FIRE, March 25, 1911 - Ladder 117 FDNY

On March 25, 1911, 147 victims of the Triangle Shirt Waist tragedy, the largest part of them young girls, either crashed to death in panic stricken leaps from ledges 100 feet above the ground or, were trapped within the building, having no way of opening the doors that had been locked to prevent theft.

This Salmonese production shows a reenactment of the tragic events and history behind the Fire. 10:56