In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company of New York City caught fire, creating panic through the streets of New York. In an attempt to flee the fire, the workers tried to escape through the stairwells, elevators, and eventually through jumping out the windows. Starting on the 8th floor, the fire soon spread through the building killing more than 140 innocent workers. In response to the fire, lawmakers worked to tackle the conditions of the factory and to create the strictest fire safety codes the nation had ever seen.