1. As with others harmless tragedies of the era those most responsible for the unsafe conditions at the factory went more or less unpunished.

2. At the time of the fire, the triangle shirtwaist factory was a largest manufactured of woman's shirtwaist ( today known as blouses) in the country

3. The triangle was a good example of what we would call a sweatshop today- a big crowed factory with workers at long tables

4. At first it seemed as if the owners might be held responsible for the disaster

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