The Great Molasses Flood Boston s Deadly Sticky Disaster

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"In 1919, a 25-foot wave of molasses swept through Boston’s North End, killing 21 and injuring 150. Buildings were destroyed, and the sticky aftermath took weeks to clean up. How did a simple storage tank failure turn into one of America’s most bizarre industrial disasters? Like and subscribe to uncover the sticky truth."

Learn more about the Great Molasses Flood: https://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919

How the disaster unfolded: https://www.boston.gov/news/remembering-great-molasses-flood

Investigation and legal aftermath: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919-180958319/

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