275px image of triangle shirtwaist factory fire on march 25 1911

The Triangle Factory Fire Timeline

By corvalans
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    4:40

    The cutters had finished their work, with 5 minutes they stood and socialized until the quitting bell rang, although it was against the rules the workers had lit some cigarettes
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    4:45

    someone has pulled the eighth floor fire alarm, in less than 2 minutes the horse drawn vehicles of engine company, 72 arrived
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    4:47

    Workers on the eighth floor ran furiously for two passenger elevators
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    5:15

    After exactly 35 minutes after flames burst from beneath a cutting table, firefighters had brought the blaze under control. An hour later Chief Croker made his inspection he found that then Asch Building had no damage