BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered.

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