Triangle: Remembering the Fire

Tovah Feldshuh narrates a chronicle of the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York that killed 146 people, most of them poor female immigrants, and its role in bringing about safer conditions in the workplace. The film includes interviews with victims’ descendants; authors; and labor historians. Directed by Daphne Pinkerson., Filmmakers Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson detail the tragic fire that erupted at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 2011, killing 146 garment workers and paving the way for major labor reform all across the United States. It was a typical Saturday afternoon when the fire began, but the day took a particularly grim turn when the terrified workers realized they could not escape the encroaching flames because management had locked the workers inside of the building to prevent theft. As a result of the lamentable loss of life, the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) led a major push to ensure that all workers were protected from unsafe business practices, and that such a tragedy could never occur again., A HBO documentary about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in which 146 garment workers were killed.