Case Report: The Seton Hall Fire

Fire is really dangerous and strong especially when put next to something that can catch on fire. On October 8 to October 10, in 1871, a big fire happen in Chicago that really took a toll in Chicago.The fire last around 2 to 3 days leaving Chicago in flames and thick black smoke ( Billings,et al. PG 146-147 ).

On March 25, 1911, 123 women and 23 men, died as a result of a fire in a factory they worked in. That day was marked as the deadliest industrial disaster in Manhattan history. In the wake of such a terrible tragedy came the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU). The ILGWU fought for better working conditions for all sweatshop workers. However, the union wouldn’t gain attention until after the owners of the Triangle Waist Company, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, were indicted on first and second degree manslaughter, but were ultimately found to be not guilty. The question of how could this happened would have be answered by what happened that day.

The fire started on the eighth floor, and a relative of the owner managed to alert the tenth floor, but not the ninth floor so they were the last to know about the fire. According to Argersinger, “A relative of the owner managed to alert the tenth floor about before she escaped. But she could not call the ninth floor, so no one warned the 250 workers on the ninth floor” (Argersinger 17). If the government implement a fire alarm or sprinkler systems in the building, the fire might have not

The article described details about the infamous Pinto fire case. The problem presents an insider account of the context and decision environment that the company cannot recall of defective vehicles. Therefore, the company give a cognitive script analysis of factors that seem like an explanation lead to decisions to improve this problem as well as a definitive study in unethical company behavior.

Regardless of the cigarette, many other factors contributed to the lethality of the blaze. The factory was designed to fit as many sewing tables and people in it as possible (the factory was designed to maximize capacity for sewing tables and people), but the design for efficiency provided little room for maneuverability. The girls were “crawling over the cutting tables” to escape the flames because of the narrow paths between tables and machinery. Isaac Harris’ design resulted in the impeded flight of workers to the exits while Max Blanck’s fear of “his employees [robbing] him blind” kept the doors locked. The managers and owners kept the Washington Place door locked during business hours; the only door unlocked was the Green Street door, but it was monitored for stolen material hidden in employee’s purses. By keeping the Washington Place door locked, the owners caused further deaths. If the door had been unlocked the casualties would have been far fewer. Besides keeping doors unlocked and clear, other safety measures were disregarded. A fire drill “would have given them three minutes” and a adequate fire escape that reached the ground would have saved the ninth floor. Doors that swung out instead of in would have prevented the mass of workers from crowding the exit; they could not open the door because of their panicked pushing. The water hose, too, did not operate as accordance with the fire laws already in place. The hose did not work at all. Similarly, fireproof doors and sprinklers would have contained and protected the workers. The Asch Building was “fireproof”, but the furnishings had not been. The flammable material, cotton, caused the fire to spread quicker than if another material had caught fire; proper containment and storage of such combustible fabric would have prevented such widespread

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of the United States history. The holocaust burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. Within hours the great city of Chicago was destroyed. Before the fire broke out on Sunday night, October 8, there had been a drought causing everything to be dry and extremely flammable. The city of Chicago was so flammable because almost the entire city was made out of wood. Even buildings that claimed to be fire proof were destroyed. The fire killed hundreds of people and destroyed almost the entire city. Even though the fire was one of the largest disasters in U.S history, Chicago reborn from the ashes and build again making the city one of the most

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was a devastating fire that killed 146 girls in New York City (Leap for Life, Leap for Death). At this time, citizens of New York were furious and demanded that the government do something to prevent future tragedies. The government responded and the reforms that the government made, it changed the future of New York industry. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, one of history’s deadliest fires, came as a result of outrageously unsafe working conditions, led to a high death toll and injury total, but, ultimately resulted in reforms that helped safeguard future factory workers.

One of the main reasons the fire took such a psychological toll on the New Yorkers was because of the workers jumping to there deaths. One witness even remarked the event saying quote 'I know a new sound a terrible sound the sound of a body hitting the pavement". The inferno was also not an uncommon occurrence the triangle shirt was burned before the tragedy to collect insurance money. Knowing this information, many Jewish and women workers went on strike to secure improved working conditions. There strike in fact proved successful with the New York state legislature creating the Factory Investigating Commission. Another result of the fire was the creation of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Which was Designed for all buildings to fall under the code to make them safer?

Did you ever know about The Great Chicago Fire Of1876? There are a lot of important facts, causes, and things aboutthe 1800 's lifestyle. It was a very bad night in history thatnight of The Great Chicago Fire Of 1876.To begin with, this is important facts about TheGreat Chicago Fire. According to the text the fire could ofstarted by a cow kicking over a lantern in a barn. To go with theO 'Leary legend, people found cowbells. They could of been fromanother cow but that makes sense. People were smoking in the barnalso. They could of dropped one or lit something on fire. Firemenwere exhausted and they did not even put the fire out. The firemen put out a fire the day before also. The fire did stop on it 'sown some how.In addition, there are many

The detrimental Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is considered to be one of the most tragic disasters in history. On March 25th, 1911, a fire broke out and killed 146 garment workers who were mostly women. These women worked countless hours with low wages and inhumane working conditions in a factory. Even though this event was tragic, the triangle shirtwaist fire helped to shape the new world for the better. The multitude of workers trapped within the inferno to their demise was the final straw for the mistreatment of America’s workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire led to imperative reforms that sought for adequate conditions for workers and the advent of the Progressive Era. (Source 2).

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It is unbelievable as a worker in today’s society to read about laborers working 14-20 hours, not allowed to speak the whole time, but it was a reality for workers at the turn of the 20th century. As our nation entered into the 20th century, there was a major push by the Progressives for changes in the workplace that had been going on for nearly a decade, but with no success. While the Progressive movement had sparked changes in public health, the workplace had not changed for the better. Workers in most jobs had to work long hours, at low pay, with no safety regulations. A perfect example was at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where workers were required to work 14-20 hours a day, locked into their workspace

On “March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building in the Triangle Waist Company in New York City,” and as a result of the building being engulfed, 146 employees were killed (Fire!). Most of the victims burned to death, but some chose to leap from the top floors to their death in order to spare themselves the excruciating pain of being burned alive. The “Death List Shows Few Identified” article, published by the New York Times, recounts the identified dead, unidentified dead, reported missing, and injured. All in all, the article, published on March 26, 1911 (a day after the fire), reported 32 identified dead, 35 unidentified dead (where they could actually make out of human qualities), 39 unidentified dead (where they were burned beyond recognition), 21 reported missing, and 24 injured.

Some people blamed the the building as a fire hazard how doors would open from the inside and how many many highly flammable materials were scattered out. Many doors were left locked and many people couldn't get out of the building. There were only one set of stairs reported that wasn't locked. On top of that the water hose did not work when they needed it Many peoples outrage fell on the company's owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. They were the ones reported to lock the doors and put out the flammable materials. Two weeks after the fire happened the grand jury put Max Blanck and Isaac Harris on trial for manslaughter.( Linder,Douglas. “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial: An Account”)

The fire was at it’s worst on the ninth floor, because that’s where most of the flammable fabrics were. Once the fire got on the fabrics, it spread everywhere, and there was almost no way those girls could’ve stopped it. Also, during the middle of the fire, one of the workers tried to use the hose to put the fire out, and the worst possible outcome that could’ve happened,.....happened. There was no water that came out of the hose! None at all. The hose wasn’t even connected! Someone definitely should’ve tested the hose before the tragic fire happened. One last example is that the EXIT doors opened inward. Ida Willensky, one of the survivors of the ninth floor, stated “Three times I said to to the girls, ‘Please, girls, let me open the door. Please!’ But the wouldn’t listen to me.” (Willensky) This fire was a very sad day for many people. But none of those faults were dealt with before the fire, even though they definitely should’ve