THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained

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