were cans, atop boxes filled with lint, at
             their feet to catch the oil drippings from the sewing machines (Breslin
             Pp). Many of the tables were jammed against the end of the room, making it
             impossible for anyone to get out without pushing through and going forty
             When a spark from nowhere hit the lint and oil, the fire exploded and the
             floors were instantly bright with fire from floor to ceiling (Breslin Pp).
             Trapped at their tables, women were consumed by flames and their skeletons
             were left on the melted sewing machines (Breslin Pp). The back door was
             chained to ensure no one left until the twelve-hour shift was over and the
             stairway doors which opened in, making it impossible to open against the
             pushing crowd, were within minutes so red hot that they could not be
             touched (Breslin Pp). Moreover, the fire hose was cracked and therefore
             unusable (Breslin Pp). A few of the women made their way to the fire
             escape which dropped from the wall carrying the wo
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