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==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

Factory owners were charged with manslaughter for allegedly endangering workers and hindering escape in the event of the disaster, but they were acquitted because the jury could not determine if the owners knew that the door was locked.<ref name=nyc/><ref>"Complete Transcript of Triangle Fire." November 1, 1911. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=triangletrans</ref> Investigations by the city and the state eventually led to new regulations or recommendations for workers' wages, work hours, child labor, and safety. But legislators may have overreacted, as 36 new laws made New York the city and state with the strictest [[labor]] rules and public safety codes in the country. Many other states adopted labor reform as well. The disaster also gave inspiration to [[FDR]]'s labor secretary, Francis Perkins, for many [[New Deal]] labor reforms.<ref>"Triangle Shirtwaist: The Birth of the New Deal." ''The Economist'', March 17, 2011. http://www.economist.com/node/18396085?story_id=18396085</ref> In addition, the disaster led to increased unionization of Triangle Waist Company workers. The most predominant negative impact of this disaster is that the cost of doing business in the manufacturing industries increased significantly.

Factory owners were charged with manslaughter for allegedly endangering workers and hindering escape in the event of the disaster, but they were acquitted because the jury could not determine if the owners knew that the door was locked.<ref name=nyc/><ref>"Complete Transcript of Triangle Fire." November 1, 1911. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=triangletrans</ref> Investigations by the city and the state eventually led to new regulations or recommendations for workers' wages, work hours, child labor, and safety. But legislators may have overreacted, as 36 new laws made New York the city and state with the strictest [[labor]] rules and public safety codes in the country. Many other states adopted labor reform as well. The disaster also gave inspiration to [[FDR]]'s labor secretary, Francis Perkins, for many [[New Deal]] labor reforms.<ref>"Triangle Shirtwaist: The Birth of the New Deal." ''The Economist'', March 17, 2011. https://www.economist.com/node/18396085?story_id=18396085</ref> In addition, the disaster led to increased unionization of Triangle Waist Company workers. The most predominant negative impact of this disaster is that the cost of doing business in the manufacturing industries increased significantly.

The site of the fire, 23-29 Washington Pl., which is now [[New York University]]'s Brown Building, is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark.<ref name=nyc/><ref>"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building." National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pwwmh/ny30.htm</ref>

The site of the fire, 23-29 Washington Pl., which is now [[New York University]]'s Brown Building, is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark.<ref name=nyc/><ref>"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building." National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pwwmh/ny30.htm</ref>