The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Hey, everyone - for Labor Day, we're re-releasing this episode all about a workplace tragedy that helped spark new regulations in the US to protect workers. Enjoy the episode and we'll be back with a brand-new story next week!

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People enjoying a warm, sunny Saturday in New York City first noticed smoke arising from a building at about 4:40 p.m. and rushed to gather at the base of a 10-story building that was quickly engulfed in flames. The scene greeting them was horrific: Dozens of workers were trapped on the building's ninth floor. With the flames closing in, some chose to jump to their deaths.

More than 100 years later, the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory remains one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, are you coming to the Obsessed Fest?
0:05.8	Because if you're not coming to the Obsessed Fest, you need to change your plans and get
0:09.7	your butt to the Obsessed Fest.
0:11.2	The Obsessed Fest is a convention where you get to spend the weekend with all your favorite
0:15.1	true crime podcasters.
0:16.9	That includes me!
0:17.9	I'll be there as well Patrick and Julian from True Crime Obsessed, Ellen and Joey from
0:22.5	Obsessed with Disappeared, Robbie Ashaadry, Pain Lindsay, Maggie Freeling, Bob Roth, Generation
0:27.5	Y and so many more, including Rebecca LaVoy and Kevin Flynn.
0:31.8	They're my friends.
0:33.1	During the day, there will be panels and meet and greets, live podcast tapings, karaoke
0:37.6	and even a Taylor Swift sing along.
0:39.8	At night, there will be live shows from True Crime Obsessed, Obsessed with Disappeared
0:44.7	and others.
0:45.7	When is this happening you ask why it's in Columbus, Ohio from September 30th to October
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0:54.8	Come say hi!
1:07.8	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label crime of the century.
1:15.9	But the stories that made headlines and decades passed aren't necessarily remembered today.
1:23.7	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.
1:27.5	And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today,
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