The Great Molasses Flood: Boston’s Sweetest and Deadliest Disaster
The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 killed 21 people in Boston. A wave of sticky death swept through the streets at 35 mph.
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The London Beer Flood: The Bizarre 1814 Disaster That Drowned a London Slum in Beer
The London Beer Flood of 1814 killed eight people when a giant brewery vat burst, unleashing a tidal wave of porter through London’s deadliest slum.