1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:fire
gptkbp:buildingToday Brown Building, NYU
gptkbp:cause gptkb:fire
locked doors
unsafe working conditions
gptkbp:commemorates Triangle Fire Memorial
gptkbp:date March 25, 1911
gptkbp:floorOfOrigin 8th, 9th, and 10th floors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
gptkbp:impact influenced labor laws
led to improved factory safety standards
gptkbp:injuries over 70
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asch_Building
gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:memorial annual remembrance
plaque at site
gptkbp:notableCompany Triangle Waist Company
gptkbp:notableSurvivor Rose Freedman
gptkbp:notableVictim Kate Leone
Mary Goldstein
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:International_Ladies'_Garment_Workers'_Union
gptkbp:trial owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris acquitted of manslaughter
gptkbp:victim 146
mostly young immigrant women
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1909_New_York_shirtwaist_strike
gptkb:1910_Chicago_Garment_Workers'_Strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7