BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a gooey soup. Scores of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries

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