TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE: WHO IS TO BLAME?
Jul 30, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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Episode description
Blaming people feels so good! Join The Alarmist, Rebecca Delgado Smith, as she figures out who is at fault for the harrowing Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. This week she is joined by two of her friends, Anastasia Kousakis and Georgia Mischak. They go step by step through the mind-boggling human errors that resulted in one of the deadliest industrial disasters in US history. They ask the tough questions like, "Why did the fire department not have tall enough ladders!?" "What is a rag dealer!?" And, "What is a shirtwaist!?" Tune in and find out who is to blame for this tragedy. Spoiler Alert: It's probably a man!
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