IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The scene