Earlier this month, the city of New York unveiled a memorial to the lives lost in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. One of the deadliest workplace disasters in U.S. history, the fire was a turning point for the labor movement and spurred improved safety measures for workers. | American Experience | PBS

233K views · 2.5K reactions | A dropped match on the floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City's history, and the American factory industry would never be the same. TRIANGLE FIRE airs Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 9/8c, only on PBS. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook