The Effect of the Fire
Familys identifying victims of the fire, Courtesy of Time Magazine
Families were devastated by the news of the fire, and multiple relatives were lost in this fire. They had to try to identify the mangled bodies of the dead. While families mourned the losses of their relatives, the few survivors would never recover mentally from this event.
The Sulley-Hoey Fire Prevention Law
"In October 1911, New York passed the Sullivan-Hoey Fire Prevention Law in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It required factory owners to install sprinkler systems, established the New York City Fire Prevention Bureau, and expanded the powers of the fire commissioner. The fire also highlighted the need for legislation and limited the hours worked by women and children. Many states modeled their own employee health and safety laws after those enacted by New York after the Triangle Fire." -Bureau of Census
The Lasting Effect