Great Molasses Flood

A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, killing 21 people and injuring 150.

1919 · United States · industrial

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8 historical parallels

• Rolling Mill Mine Disaster 1902

  A mine explosion kills 112 miners in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

• Tewksbury Explosives Storage Magazines Explosion 1903

  An explosion at the United States Cartridge Company in Tewksbury, Massachusetts destroys 70 homes and kills 22 residents.

• Zeigler Coal Mine Explosion 1905

  A coal mine explosion in Zeigler, Illinois, kills 50 miners.

• Grover Shoe Factory Disaster 1905

  A boiler explosion and building collapse at the Grover Shoe Factory in Brockton, Massachusetts, killing 58 employees.

• Zeigler Coal Mine Explosion 1905

  A coal mine explosion in Zeigler, Illinois, killing 50 miners.

• Senghenydd Mining Accident 1901

  81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.

• Wollongong Miners Disaster 1902

  A pit explosion kills 100 miners in Wollongong, Australia.

• Monongah Mining Disaster 1907

  A coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, resulting in 362 deaths.