THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly mass. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorit

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