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 suddenly, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that consumed History of Boston the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses.