Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affects garment workers
gptkbp:buildingNameNow gptkb:Brown_Building
gptkbp:causedBy locked doors
inadequate fire escapes
gptkbp:commemoratedBy historical markers
annual remembrance
gptkbp:compensation $75 per deceased victim
gptkbp:date March 25, 1911
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_labor_movement
New York State labor laws
gptkbp:injuries over 70
gptkbp:ledTo labor reform
improved factory safety standards
formation of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asch_Building
gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:majorityVictims young immigrant women
gptkbp:notableFor deadliest industrial disaster in New York City
one of the deadliest in U.S. history
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Isaac_Harris
gptkb:Max_Blanck
gptkbp:trialOutcome owners acquitted of manslaughter
gptkbp:victim 146
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:fire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4