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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
There are many tales about disasters in American history there has been numerous disasters that could have been avoided. Many thousands of people have lost lives because of man made and natural disasters. When there is greed and lack of care for safety precaution things can be deadly. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire is one disaster that changed America. In order to look at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and conclude it was man made it is crucial to understand the series of events, errors in judgement, and the final consequences.
This disaster like any other one has an in depth series of events that lead up to the fire. First, the description of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company and the attitude of the owners are important. One of the first garment worker protests were held in front of the factory it was called, "Uprising of the 20,000." The owners just hired replacement workers to replace the main work force of immigrant women who hardly spoke......

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