BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a sticky soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities faced a

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