IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected weight of the molasses. The scene was dev