ThenFire drills were not mandatory and were never conducted at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company.
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Now"A fire safety plan for fire drill and evacuation procedures in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Commissioner shall be submitted to the Fire Department and the approval of the Fire Commissioner shall be obtained." |
The matter of fire escapes were up to the inspectors. In the first blueprints of the Asch building, a fire escape led to a skylight and not to the ground. Even when the Triangle company said they would fix it, they never did.
Only the buildings over 150 feet required metal trims on windows and doors, as well as concrete floors. If the Triangle Company was one story higher, it would have had to comply with this law.
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"Projections beyond the building line. Every part of fire-escapes or balconies erected on the fronts of multiple dwellings shall beat least ten feet (10') above the sidewalk when such fire-escapes or balconies project beyond the building line."
-§15-10 Fire-Escapes, Fire Stairs and Fire Towers. "It is the intent that all wood structural members of partitions, ceilings and stair soffits shall be completely protected with fire-retarding materials where they may be exposed to fire in entrance, stair and public halls."
-§15-07 Fire-Retarding of Entrance Halls, Stair Halls and Public Halls in Old Law Tenements and Converted Dwellings. |