THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying citizens in a treacly soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Auth

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