Triangle Factory Fire Timeline

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  • Last Scrap Pickup

    Last Scrap Pickup
    The last time the rag dealer picked up the scraps before the TFF.

  • 4:40

    4:40
    The cutters finished their work, then started smoking.

  • 4:47

    4:47
    The fire department arrives. People are jumping out the windows at this point.

  • 4:45

    4:45
    One of the fabric bins catches on fire from a live cigarette butt. Someone pulls the fire alarm.

  • 4:52

    4:52
    The elevator made its final descent, while the college next door saved the people on the roof.

  • 4:53

    4:53
    People are trying to go down the elevator shaft to escape. Only one survived.

  • 5:15

    5:15
    The fire ended, thirty-five minutes after it started.

  • Two Days After the Fire

    Two Days After the Fire
    City officials are looking to blame something for the fire

  • Two Weeks After the Fire

    Two Weeks After the Fire
    The Owners of the TSC were accused of manslaughter.

  • December 4th, 1911

    December 4th, 1911
    The TSC owners went on trial