THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery January in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing people in a treacly mass. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained injurie

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