What law or laws came out of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Great Chicago Fire?

The
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire focused
public attention on the dangerous conditions that
prevailed in many
factories, especially in the garment industry. The 145 victims of the fire

were mostly young women and immigrants, and testimony in the case against the owners of
the
facility pointed to conditions in the factory, particularly the locked
fire doors, as a primary
cause of the deaths.

In the wake
of the , the state of New York passed
several laws in response to the
recommendations of a special committee appointed to investigate
the fire.With
the urging of a host of Progressive reformers, several state laws aimed at

addressing some of the issues raised by the fire were passed. The most important in the
short
term was called the Sullivan-Hoey Act. This law established mandatory
inspections aimed at
establishing fire safety. In future years, the New York
state constitution was amended to allow
for the creation of a workers'
compensation law.

The Great Chicago Fire of

1871...

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