1900s>triangle fire>photographs The Asch building housing the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory in 1911, located at the northwest corner of Washington Place and Greene street. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company occupied the top three of ten floors. More than 30 firefighting vehicles arrived on the scene within minutes. Firefighters brought with them the most modern firefighting equipment. The tallest ladder available, however, only reached the 6th floor, 2 full stories below the floor where the fire began. The corner of Greene Street and Washington Place Hole in the sidewalk made by a falling body About 30 people were able to escape by a fire escape before it collapsed from the weight. Bodies on the sidewalk Bodies on the sidewalk Bodies on the sidewalk A view of the ruins A view of the ruins Family members on their way to the morgue Bodies in the morgue Bodies in the morgue