BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery January in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded

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