The Great Molasses Flood of Boston in 1919
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In January 1919, the North End neighborhood of Boston was hit with a terrible disaster-The Great Molasses Flood-which left 21 people dead and injured 150 more. The flood occurred when a large storage tank containing 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed. The collapse caused a massive wave of molasses to travel down Commercial Street at about 35 mph, destroying nearly everything in its path.
The investigation following the aftermath of the molasses flood revealed that the tank had structural defects. Inadequate construction materials and unsafe building methods were used. It had not been inspected, and the project had not been supervised by qualified engineers.
The disaster prompted nationwide changes to construction codes and building regulations.
Learn more at www.nfpa.org/molasses.
©2011 National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®). All rights reserved.
NOT JUST in the US, but in the ENTIRE COUNTRY!! lol
IOWNO I think he meant not just in *the state*.
Yeah...I noticed it too..lol
0:01 Say that again, but slowly...
I get it he was post to say north east
I didn't know that the U.S. was not a country! 0:02
On hot days, you can still smell mollasses
gettinhitched so they say
Great video--vivid in showing us how awful this was. I did a whisper video on this event, if you're interested, but I love your description and your visuals.
Happy 100th Anniversary!
Yea, this is pretty good. Obscure stuff.
Dang, I wrote that a year ago
Dang, you wrote that 6 years ago. And you wrote this 5 years ago.
I wrote this 10 years ago
Dang bro wrote that one 11 years ago
this is pretty crazy stuff wow!
Very interesting.
I remember learning about this in school
Haha, glad I'm not the only one who caught that! xD
@FreddyFrazzer I know right. Duh!!!!!!!
lolll 0:02
American girl memes are teaching me so much