The Fatal Labor Disaster That Changed American Workplaces Forever

Left photo: Photograph of Fire Fighters at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory – March 25, 1911. Photo credit: NARA / NAID 6040087 / Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Public Domain. Right photo: Photograph of the Asch Building after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire – March 25, 1911. Photo credit: NARA / NAID 6040078 / Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Public Domain. Article by Jane Alexander. Mental Floss – September 6, 2026.

On March 25, 1911, a factory caught on fire in a building in Greenwich Village in New York, resulting in the deaths of 146 people. The tragedy would lead to major changes in health and safety laws in the U.S., and continues to be remembered today. This is the story of the disaster that changed American workplaces forever. […]

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