March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-this-day-march-25-1911-triangle-fire-tragedy-kills-146-factory-workers-in-nyc/

 

[fdny1075k]

Also the 26th anniversary of the Happy Land Social Club fire on Southern Blvd. in the Bronx which killed 87 people.

Continued R.I.P. to the 146 and to the 87.

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Continued RIP to the nearly 150 workers that perished in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that occurred on this date in 1911. Deadliest workplace disaster in NYC until 9/11. Building still stands today at Washington Pl. and Greene Street near NYU.

Also continued RIP to those lost in the Happy land social club fire in the BX on the same date.