Binghamton Factory Fire

There is a plaque here commemorating the fire -- the clothing factory where the fired occurred is also located here.

Binghamton Factory Fire

The 1913 Binghamton factory fire occurred on July 22, 1913, on the premises of the Binghamton Clothing Company, in Binghamton, New York. It destroyed the Wall Street building in less than 20 minutes, killing 31 of the more than 100 people inside.^[2] Though not as deadly as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, it put even more pressure on New York officials to strengthen life safety codes, increase funding for more inspectors, and increase penalties for violations.^[3]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binghamton Factory Fire
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