BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey mire. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. Authorities fac

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