Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919



By ERIN McCANN

Researchers say they have figured out a piece of the puzzle why a 2.3 million-gallon spill of molasses from a storage tank in Boston was so deadly, killing 21 people and destroying buildings.

Published: November 26, 2016 at 01:00AM

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