On January 15, 1919, a massive storage tank at the Purity Distilling Company in Boston's North End filled with 2,300,000 gallons of molasses exploded, injuring 21 people and killing 150. The high pressure from the explosion created an 8 to 15 foot wave which traveled at 35 miles per hour destroying anyone and anything in its' path. Local folklore states that on a hot summer day one can still smell the molasses.
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