2. The fire is believed to have been caused by overloaded electrical lines at the rear of the structure. There were so many victims because there was no direct route from the stairs to the exit. From the bottom of the stairs, the path to the front door led around three pianos, requiring two left turns and a right turn to reach safety. This made it difficult for the people to find the exit, especially with the smoke from the fire. As a result, 36 people died, trapped in the flames.
3. In both the Oakland Ghost Ship fire and the Triangle Fire, the people in the buildings were struggling to find a way out. The people in the Ghost Ship warehouse couldn't find the exit because of the complex layout. The people in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory couldn't escape because the doors to the exit stairs had been locked. The only other ways out were the fire escape, which eventually collapsed, the elevator to Washington Square, which filled up very quickly, or by jumping to death.
