The source of this event was the eighth floor of a building right next to Washington Square Park, the Asch Building.
The source of this event was the eighth floor of a building right next to Washington Square Park, the Asch Building. Two politicians involved in the resultant legislation from this event were Tammany Hall members Senator Robert Wagner and Assemblyman Alfred Smith, who pushed through legislation calling for safer working conditions. Most of the deaths caused by this event occurred because the management locked the workers in, preventing an otherwise easy escape. For ten points, identify this event that killed one hundred forty-six immigrant women, which immolated a namesake factory.
The source of this event was the eighth floor of a building right next to Washington Square Park, the Asch Building.
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