The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 | Boston, Massachusetts

[@und3adk1ll3r8]

A 25ft tsunami wall of BURNING HOT molasses would be it. RiP. SO MUCH Molasses, CRAZY. Blame the tank manufacturer are you kidding. They knew they were ignoring future issues. Thanks for sharing this story. W video.

[@Noodies]

thank YOU for watching!

[@sphinxtheeminx]

Molasses is like napalm when it is hot and would have left terrible burns on anyone unfortunate enough to be near it. Likewise, their lungs would have been very badly burnt. In the old days sugar was sort of recommended as a good way to start fires in your fireplace, because it burns instantly and creates great heat that lasts. Apart from an initial explosion (!) sugar was sparkly and crackly when it burned and was sometimes a good joke for us kids to play on siblings, maiden aunts and hapless idiots.

[@Noodies]

indeed a horrific accident