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4:40
The cutters had finished their work. -
4:46
A cutter had threw a hot ash or tossed a live cigarette butt into the scrap bin. Which started a fire. -
4:48
Someone had pulled the eight floor fire alarm. -
4:50
the fire started to spread and caught the clothes and cut outs on fire. -
4:52
In less than two minutes later the horse-drawn vehicles of engine company 72 had arrived from a fire house six blocks away. -
4:54
Workers on the eight floor rang furiously for the two passengers elevators. -
4:55
Those who could not board elevators rushed the stairway door. They caused a pileup, so that those in front could not open the door. Whenever someone would try an open up the door the crowd would pile up against the door. -
5:00
On the ninth floor, embers landed on piles of finished shirtwaists and cans of oil used to make the sewing machines run smoothly.