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Boston Molasses Disaster, January 15, 1919

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On January 15, 1919, Boston suffered one of history’s strangest disasters: a devastating flood of molasses. The “Great Molasses Flood” tore through the North End and deposited so much gooey residue that locals claimed they could still smell the molasses on warm days decades later.

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Molasses tank in Boston exploded with great force and flooded the streets with an eight-foot wave of molasses killing 21 people.

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What caused the great Boston Molasses Flood?