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On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank at 529 Commercial Street exploded under pressure, killing 21 people. A 40-foot wave of molasses buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated the neighborhood.
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Jan 13, 2017 · Sugary-sweet molasses turned deadly on January 15, 1919, when a holding tank burst and sent 2.3 million gallons of the sticky liquid sweeping through the streets of Boston.
Jul 19, 2024 · Great Molasses Flood, disaster in Boston that occurred after a storage tank collapsed on January 15, 1919, sending more than two million gallons (eight million litres) of molasses flowing through the city’s North End. The deluge caused extensive damage and killed 21 people.
Jan 15, 2019 · Smashed vehicles and debris sitting in a puddle of molasses on Commercial Street on January 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank in Boston's North End collapsed, sending a wave of more than two...
Jan 14, 2019 · A molasses tank collapsed and caused widespread damage in Boston's North End in January 1919. The incident is commonly referred to as the Great Molasses Flood. Boston Globe via Getty...
Sep 9, 2024 · The Great Molasses Flood revealed the devastating consequences of industrial carelessness and corporate negligence in a rapidly modernizing world. On a January day in 1919, the city of Boston faced an unexpected nightmare when a massive storage tank holding over two million gallons of molasses burst open, unleashing a torrent of sticky ...
Nov 28, 2016 · So historians and scientists have long been stumped by Boston's 1919 Great Molasses Flood. Ethan Trex at Mental Floss reports that on January 15, 1919, a massive molasses holding tank...
