ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The scene wa