BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered.

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