The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was a fire that resulted from unsafe working conditions. On March 25, 1911, 148 workers died from the fire or jumped to their death. The exact cause of the fire is unknown, but the quick pace at which it spread, and the unsafe conditions, is what caused the many deaths. The ninth floor did not hear news of the fire in time. There were only two doors leading out of that floor. One stairwell was filled with smoke, and the other was locked to prevent workers from stealing or taking breaks. The elevator was not working, and the only fire escape had collapsed from the heat of the fire and the weight of the many people trying to use it. Some tried to survive by prying open the doors of the elevator and jumping into the elevator shaft. Twenty five burnt bodies were found at the top of the elevator shaft. Sixty two workers died simply because they had no other means of escaping other than jumping out the windows and hoping they would survive the fall. Firemen found nineteen bodies melted against the locked door, and another twenty five huddled in the cloakroom trying to escape the flames.