When firemen arrived at the site of the tragic 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire, the steel exit doors were locked, a common management practice to prevent unauthorized breaks and theft by workers. After the locks were finally broken, responders still could not enter the factory floor. The doors opened inward but the frantic employees were pushing them outward. In the end, it took half an hour to put out the fire, but by then it was too late for the 146 victims. Read more about the fire and one survivor in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).
