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 reservoir overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The sp