num_pages: 31
description: "Won't it ever be safe to earn our bread?The date: March 25, 1911. Even though it was a Saturday, the busy Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City was open for work. Employees exchanged happy greetings as they prepared to go home. Suddenly flames burst up from one of the tables piled with cloth. The fire raged uncontrollably to claim the lives of 146 workers. Outraged citizens cried out against unsafe working conditions. From the ashes of this tragic fire came help for millions of laborers in our country today.
language: English
title: The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
titlecomplete: The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire (Cornerstones of Freedom)
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Children's Press