EPISODE · May 2, 2025 · 35 MIN
The Great Molasses Flood: A Sticky Situation
from The House Red · host Justin Holt & Kimberly Ramey
In January 1919, a massive storage tank burst in Boston's North End, unleashing a 25-foot-high wave of molasses that tore through the streets at 35 miles per hour. It sounds like a joke-until you hear the details. In this episode The House Red dives into one of history's strangest and stickiest disasters. We explore how corporate negligence and overlooked warning signs turned a river of syrup deadly. Buckle up-it's going to get messy.
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In January 1919, a massive storage tank burst in Boston's North End, unleashing a 25-foot-high wave of molasses that tore through the streets at 35 miles per hour. It sounds like a joke-until you hear the details. In this episode The House Red dives into one of history's strangest and stickiest disasters. We explore how corporate negligence and overlooked warning signs turned a river of syrup deadly. Buckle up-it's going to get messy.
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