Terry Prone: New York 1911 Triangle fire bore Stardust similarities 

A fire in Manhattan’s garment district in 1911 has so many similarities to the Stardust tragedy. The owners locked windows and doors to prevent workers from getting out with stolen lace

Crowds waiting to enter a morgue on 26th Street, New York City, to identify bodies of victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire. Picture: Getty

It happened 70 years before the Stardust tragedy, and at first glance doesn’t seem to have that much in common with that horror. 

It was a fire in Manhattan’s garment district in 1911.