When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood
On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, swept away more info the unexpected weight of the molasses.