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March 25, 1911, 4:45
The workers were waiting for the bell to ring so the could go home, and most people were smoking -
March 25, 1911, 4:46
Flames start to burst after somebody threw a cigarette into the scarp paper bin -
march 25, 5:15
after 30 minuets of flames burst from underneath the cutting table, firefighters came top try and stop the flames from spreading but the flames were too strong -
March 25, 1911, 4:46
everyone was paining and couldn't get out of the building because everyone was pushing against the door and couldn't open -
march 25,1911, 4:46
it because the doors opened inwards and didn't want to wait and the walk ways were too narrow and doors were lock so they had no option but too jump and they jumped in groups -
march 25,1911
1 survivor is Samuel Levine who slid down the elevator cords and i was the last trip down and a lot of girls paniced and jumped trying to grap the cord and they fell on top of him crushing him then he fell on top a a dead girls body in horror he wanted until the firefighters cut open the elevator shaft and got out safely -
march 25,1911
others jumped out of the building and some in groups or holding hands or hugging -
MARCH 25 1911
the 10th floor escaped safely and they were all men they escaped out the window or the roof and a helicopter helped them to safety -
march 25, 1911
others when in the outside stair well but too many and wasn't fastened to the building well so it fell and a girl was hit and the metal went threw here and there were a lot of things that could have put out the fire but it was a disaster because the hose wasn't connected and 1 door was locked and if there were fire drills more workers would have survived