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| People on the scene of the 2.3-million-gallon molasses explosion in Boston's North End (The Boston Globe via Getty Images) |
On January 15, 1919, as Boston was planning its heroes’ welcome for sons returning from World War I, a frightful flood devastated a vast area of the North End. A large storage tank, holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses, burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. The wave, after spreading out, covered several blocks of downtown Boston to a depth of two or three feet. Although rescue equipment was quick to arrive on the scene, vehicles and rescue workers on foot could barely get through the muck that filled the streets.
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