Building Design
Which floors were the fire on?
The top three floors. 8,9, and 10
Which citizen spoken on behalf of the people who died in the fire?
Rose Schneiderman
What started the fire?
A cigarette
(The daily double) What artist cut off his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
Who worked in the factory?
Teenage immigrant girls who don't speak English.
Why were the doors locked from the outside?
To prevent stealing.
How many people protested?
80,000 people
How long did fire last?
18-30 mins
How old was the youngest person in the fire?
Who owned the factor?
Max Blanck and Issac Harris
Why didn't they use the fire escape?
It was so narrow that it would have taken hours for all the workers to use it.
What did the people do to try to change these conditions?
They protested on April 5
How hot was the fire?
1,000-1,500 °F
How many people died?
146 workers died in the fire.
Cecilia Walker was one of the survivors of the fire, what floor was she on?
She was on the 8th floor.
Why was it so dangerous with the fire on those floors?
Because of both the height of the floors and the highly flammable cloths, such as garments.
How did the attitude of the people in New York change?
"there was a collective outpouring of rage, fed by collective guilt at the way people had self-centeredly gone about their lives,"
How did the fire stop?
Once all the fabric was gone it had no more fuel it burnt out.
At what age did the oldest survivor die?
One survivor Rose Freedman passed away in 2001 living to be 107
Why was Francis Perkins important?
She was the first female secretary for president Franklin Roosevelt.
Why did Blanck and Harris already have a suspicious history of factory fires?
The Triangle factory was twice scorched in 1902, while their Diamond Waist Company factory burned twice, in 1907 and in 1910.
What did they change to ensure that doesn't happen again?
New labor laws were made so were fire safety laws.
Why couldn't fire fighters put out the fire?
Their hoses and ladders didn't reach the top floors
Did anyone survive who jumped?
No one survived who jumped.
Why did the reporter call the young man who dropped the girls "a real man"?
He put the girls lives before his own, and showed the girls kindness