▁ed ifice ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁work rooms ▁of ▁several ▁business es ▁were ▁located . ▁Ten ▁corps es ▁were ▁found ▁under ne ath ▁work ▁ben ches ▁of ▁the ▁Mon arch ▁Under we ar ▁Company , ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁floor . ▁The ▁fire ▁started ▁at ▁ 4 : 3 0   p . m . ▁and ▁last ed ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours . ▁It ▁began ▁in ▁a ▁processing ▁o ven ▁of ▁the ▁S . T . S . ▁Text ile ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁located ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁from ▁Washington ▁Place , ▁near ▁Gre ene ▁Street , ▁the ▁former ▁locale ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Tri angle ▁Sh irt wa ist ▁Company . ▁The ▁Tri angle ▁factory ▁fire ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁killed ▁one ▁hundred ▁forty - five ▁persons . ▁ ▁No ▁fire ▁code ▁viol ations ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Wagner ▁Jr . ▁asked ▁for ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁prevent ▁fires ▁like ▁the ▁one ▁at ▁ 6 2 3 ▁Broadway . ▁Wagner ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Fire ▁Commission er ▁Edward ▁F . ▁Cav an augh ▁both ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁structure ▁did ▁not ▁viol ate ▁fire ▁and ▁building ▁codes . ▁Wagner ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Council ▁to ▁en act ▁necessary ▁ordin ances ▁quickly . ▁Among ▁those ▁he ▁suggested ▁were ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁automatic ▁fire ▁spr ink ling ▁systems , ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁fire proof ▁partition ing ▁walls ▁in ▁length y ▁rooms