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 tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a gooey mass. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained

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