THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a treacly soup. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. T

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