What prevented workers from escaping when a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
A) Government regulations prohibited the building of fire escapes.
B) Employers had locked the factory doors from the outside.
C) The workers stayed put, believing that firefighters would save them.
D) Indifferent managers harassed them, forcing them to keep working despite the fire.
E) The poorly constructed building collapsed almost immediately.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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