BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a treacly mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities

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