The Locked Doors of the Triangle Factory

This episode tells the dark history of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, where 146 garment workers died on March 25, 1911. Many of the victims were young immigrant women working in unsafe conditions, and the tragedy became a turning point in the fight for workplace safety. In under three minutes, the episode asks what happens when profit, speed, and locked doors become more important than human escape.