REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION INC

Mission

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE THROUGH ITS ON-GOING PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. IT SUPPORTS THE ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRE EACH MARCH 25, AND ENCOURAGES ACTIVISM BY AND FOR WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD. TO THAT END, THE REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT ART MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO DIED IN THE FIRE, SO THAT THEIR SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THE FIRE THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY WAS LOCATED ONE BLOCK EAST OF YOUNG WOMEN, MOST WERE RECENT IMMIGRANTS. ON MARCH 25, 1911, A FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE 8TH FLOOR. WORKERS RAN TO THE FIRE ESCAPE. IT COLLAPSED, DROPPING THEM TO THEIR DEATHS. ON THE 9TH FLOOR A CRITICAL EXIT WAS LOCKED. PEOPLE ON THE STREET WATCHED AS THE WORKERS BEGAN TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOWS. FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED BUT THEIR LADDERS ONLY REACHED THE 6TH FLOOR. THE ELEVATORS RAN AS LONG AS THEY COULD AS WORKERS PRESSED INTO THE CARS; SOME TUM