THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. T

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