In the scrap bin hundreds of pounds of scraps left over from the several thousand shirtwaists that had been cut at that table Smoke comes out of the scrap bin
Then at 4:46 pm
A small flame flare's up in the scrap bin and the flame starts to get bigger and bigger
Then one of the seamstress named Eva Harris smells smoke and informs superintendent/manager Samuel Bernstein
Eva Harris There's a fire Mr Bernstein
Samuel Bernstein then turns to see fire in the scrap bin and he grabs one of the fire pail and he threw water into the burning bin
But the fire is already spreading and explodes from bin to bin
Then Samuel Bernstein then grabs the firehouse and he turns it on but no water comes out as the valve for the hose was rusted shut and the hose itself was rotted away
Samuel Bernstein NO WATER
The manager angrily threw the useless hose onto the floor as the fire started to get bigger and bigger
The lady's start to panic and start running torwards the exit but the exit is too narrow
A bookkeeper grabs the phone and goes on the 10th floor the phone rings and the Operator picks it up.
Operator 10th floor?
The Bookkeeper Fire there is a fire put me though to the 9th floor.
Phone Operator drops the phone and runs to get help
In there office Max Blanck and Isaac Harris are closing the books and suddely they are notified of the fire and they got up and started running to the roof without notifying anyone else
The Message will never reach the 9th floor.
Samuel Bernstein runs upstairs to warn the girls on the 9th floor but unknown to him at the front door there's a canisters of motor oil then suddely the oil canisters explodes
Outside on the sidewalk civilians were strolling around when suddenly there was an explosion causing them to look up and they saw that the aush building was on fire
One Citizen runs to the fire alarm box to notify the fire department
Elsewhere at the firehouse Lincoln having a cup of tea when the bell rings it was a cue that something was happening
Lincoln what's going on what's happening.
Fellow Firefighter there's a report of a fire at the Aush building at 29 Washington Place, between Greene Street and Washington Square East
Lincoln my god.
Upon hearing that Lincoln immediately gets up and hops onto the fire engine as he knew his sister's Lori and Leni were there.
At the 9th floor Lori and Leni were ready to go when Lori smells smoke
Lori you smell smoke Leni
Leni yeah I can also feel heat down the floor
Lori oh my God Fire I think there's a fire.
Then they hear panicking and they see many of the girls start running torwards the doors
But the doors are locked
Fire and smoke arrives at the 9th floor and the girls began to pile onto the door trying to open the door and
Any unlocked The doors open on rather then out and with the girls piling up on the door
Lori and Leni held each other as Fire began to surround them and many others .
And there was smoke covering the atmosphere around them and they started coughing
Ladies panicked as they stormed the fire escape but then suddely under the weight of the panicked stricken women the fire escape collapses and the girls scream as they fall to there deaths
Lori and Leni saw in horror as they see the collapsed fire escape in the dead bodies of those who fell with the fire escape and they began to look for another way out.
At the table Lori's letter of resignation layed on the table but then the note caught fire and it burned away.
