BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying residents in a sticky mass. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more

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