In the film Triangle Fire, directed and produced by Jamila Wignot, many historians and writers recount the stories surrounding the “deadliest workplace accident in Manhattan’s history”. This accident took place at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory soon after the Triangle strikers demanded to work as a Union but were greeted in return with only higher wages and shorter work days. The fire began on the 8th floor, the location of many of the Triangle strikers, when a cigarette was thrown on the ground. Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, the factory owners, were on the 10th floor when they received a phone call about the fire and quickly found refuge next door. Although they were later acquitted, it is believed the two men were aware the stairway and exit