The Triangle Shirtwaist Company, garment manufacturers, had a factory in the Asch building in
Greenwich Village (in the present NYU campus area) in
New York City. A fire on
March 25,
1911 killed 146 out of 500 workers. The company owners were charged with
manslaughter but acquitted. The fire was a boost for the cause of factory safety and the
International Ladies Garment Workers Union[?].