Exit Signs & The Triangle Factory Fire
UDEC: LIGHTING THE WAY TO SAFETY
Historical Moment: Triangle Factory Fire
The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was the largest industrial accident in the history of New York City.
The fire began on the eighth floor, sparked by either a cigarette or a lighted match. Most of the workers on the eighth and 10th floor were alerted and evacuated, but the warning did not reach the ninth floor workers in time.
The only safety measures available at the time of the fire for the workers were 27 buckets of water and a fire escape that collapsed when people tried to use it. Most of the doors were locked.
Water streams from the fire departments’ hoses only reached the 7th floor, and their ladders only reached between the 6th and 7th floor. The fire department’s blankets were ripped when multiple girls tried to jump into the same blanket.
146 garment workers, mostly young European immigrant women, either died in the fire or jumped to their deaths.
While this tragic incident led to legislation requiring factory safe standards and helped to solidify support for workers’ union, safety concerns came at too steep of a price.
It’s impossible to avoid every calamity or accident, but prevention and safety are our top concerns. UDEC Emergency Lighting provides quality lighting when you need it most.
UDEC’s Product Feature: LED Exit Signs without Battery Backup
LED Exit Signs are brilliant and visible and use a fraction of the power. LED Exit Signs without battery backup are clean, bright and modern looking.
They are ideal for commercial and industrial standard non-emergency applications where low maintenance and operating costs are a must.
Emergency lighting and exit signs are about saving lives. UDEC Corp. offers powerful and unique solutions and 40 years of experience of emergency lighting and exit signs.
