THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing residents in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more sus

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