WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected impact of the molasses. The scene w