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Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
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Great Molasses Flood
1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States
The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, was a disaster that occurred on Wednesday, January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Molasses
Viscous by-product of the refining of sugarcane, grapes, or sugar beets into sugar
Molasses is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction, and the age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is usually used to sweeten and flavour foods.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boston
Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, US
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)