# Boston Was Flooded by Molasses. 21 People Died.
On 15 January 1919, a molasses storage tank ruptured in Boston’s North End. The flood killed 21 people. Earlier leaks and structural weaknesses made the strange disaster a serious case of industrial negligence. Sources: Boston City Archives, 100 years ago today: Molasses crashes through Boston’s North End: https://content.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end American Physical Society, January 15, 1919: Physics and the Boston Molasses Flood: https://www.
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