Ep 21 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

FAILUROLOGY

English - April 11, 2021 20:17 - 23 minutes - 29.8 MB
Physics Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Ep 20 SPECIAL The Channel Tunnel

Next Episode: Ep 22 West Gate Bridge Collapse

Engineering News – Ever Given vs Suez Canal (1:20)

This week`s episode is about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (5:20). In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire and 146 people lost their lives; most of them women. In addition to design flaws (8:10) there were also operational problems (10:15) that prevented workers from being notified of the fire (11:55) and exiting safely. The fire changed exit and fire safety codes forever (16:45).

Transcript / Photos / Sources from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/p/21-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire/

Ways to get in touch

Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology

Email - [email protected]

Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast

Website – www.failurology.ca

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg

Twitter Mentions

@failurology