The Great Boston Molasses Flood That Killed 21

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00:00Boston, 1919. A city wakes up to a disaster no one could imagine. A massive steel tank holds over

00:072 million gallons of molasses. It's leaking, cracking, ignored for years. Then, at 1240 in

00:13the afternoon, the tank explodes. No fire, no bomb. Just a thunderous roar as a 15-foot wave

00:20of molasses surges through the streets at 35 miles per hour. Buildings collapse. Steel beams

00:27bend. Horses and people are swept away. Running doesn't help. Molasses is thick, sticky. It drags

00:34you down. Some victims suffocate. Others are crushed where they stand. Rescuers struggle,

00:40moving inches at a time. As the air turns cold, the molasses hardens. Survivors are trapped,

00:46frozen in place. 21 people die. More than 150 are injured. For years on hot days, Boston

00:53smells sweet. The city sues the company responsible. And the truth comes out. This wasn't an accident.

01:00It was negligence.