On 15 January 1919 a flood of this killed 21 people in Boston.
- Beer
- Molasses
- Tomato soup
- Whisky
Molasses. On an unseasonable hot day, 2.5 million gallons of boiling molasses burst from a gigantic tank at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company on Commercial Street and drowned 21 people and some horses.
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