IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Tragic Events Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses.