BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

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 crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a sticky mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more were wounded. Author

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