A policeman, already surrounded by broken bodies of people who have jumped, looks up at the burning building during the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 25th March 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of the worst industrial accidents in US History. A fire broke out on the 10th floor of the Asch Building. The fire exits were locked, the fire escape inadequate and the fire engine ladders were not long enough. 146 people were killed, of which 62 jumped to their deaths to avoid the flames.

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