The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.

Monarch Underwear Company fire

1958 textile factory fire in Manhattan, New York

The Monarch Underwear Company fire occurred in Manhattan, New York City at 623 Broadway on March 19, 1958. Twenty-four people were killed in a loft fire, between Houston Street and Bleecker Street and fifteen more were injured. Six of the injured were hurt when they leaped from…