At the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911:
A) a strike resulted in the intervention of federal troops
B) Frederick Taylor first applied his scientific management principles
C) workers died as a result of a fire
D) the labor force was found to be made up entirely of children
E) Samuel Gompers first developed his idea for what became the Hepburn Act

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was the site of one of the deadliest industrial disasters in US history, which occurred on March 25, 1911. A fire broke out in the factory and quickly spread, killing 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women. The tragedy led to new laws and regulations to better protect worker safety.