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A molasses tank burst in Boston caused molasses to rush down streets at speeds of 45 MPH with the ability to rip buildings off of their foundations in an event that is known as the Great Molasses Flood

how did they clean up the molasses flood?

In 1919, a large molasses storage tank burst and the huge wave of molasses rushed through the streets at 56 km/h, killing 21 people.[I was reading "A Head Full Of Ghosts" by Paul Tremblay,this incident is mentioned in ch.4.]

What american city was once flooded by molasses?

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what molasses flood?

1. In Boston, on January 15, 1919, a 15m (50ft) tall, 27m (90ft) in diameter molasses storage tank burst and created a wave that rushed through the streets at an estimated 56km/h (35mph), killing 21 and injuring 150. Several blocks were flooded to a depth of 60-90cm (2-3ft).

2. About the Boston Molasses Flood, where a large molasses storage tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at 35mph, killed 21 people and injured 150.

3. The Great Molasses Flood occurred in 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts when a large molasses storage tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph, killing 21 and injuring 150.

4. About the great Boston molasses flood of 1919. On January 15 a large molasses tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated speed of 35 MPH. As a result 120 people were injured and 21 people were killed.