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 rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly mass. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained inj

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