They Jumped 9 Floors to Escape the Flames | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

Описание: On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. What happened next changed American history forever.
146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, died in just 18 minutes. They couldn’t escape because the factory owners had locked the exit doors from the outside. They were trapped.
This video tells their story. The real story. Not sanitized, not vague. You’ll see exactly what happened, why it happened, and how their deaths forced America to completely rewrite its labor laws.

Sources used in this video:
∙Cornell University ILR School Triangle Factory Fire Archive
∙“Triangle: The Fire That Changed America” by David Von Drehle
∙New York Times historical archives (1911)
∙OSHA historical documents
∙Library of Congress primary sources

Timestamps:
0:00 - Hook: The moment the fire started
1:45 - Who were the Triangle workers?
2:20 - Life inside the factory
4:30 - The fire breaks out
5:15 - Why they couldn’t escape
6:40 - The aftermath and trials
7:50 - Laws that changed because of this tragedy
8:20 - Why this matters today

If workplace safety matters to you, share this video. These workers died so we could have fire exits, sprinklers, and unlocked doors.


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