ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The scen