THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing people in a treacly mass. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained

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