5 Famous Fires and the Lessons They Taught Us
Filed Under (Main Content) by Content Keyword RSS on 26-10-2009
Tagged Under : Death Toll, Disaster, Elements, Famous Fires, Fire Safety, March 25, National Fire, Safety Precautions, Stringent Laws, Tragedy, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire safety is something many people take for granted until it’s too late. In honor of National Fire Safety Month, here are some stories of tragic fires, each of which contains typical “what went wrong” elements that could have lowered the death toll. Each disaster led to more stringent laws and/or safety precautions, to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. 1. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, March 25, 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory occupied the top three floors of a 10 story buil
