Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919 by ERIN McCANN

By ERIN McCANN Researchers say they have figured out a piece of the puzzle why a 2.3 million-gallon spill of molasses from a storage tank in Boston was so deadly, killing 21 people and destroying buildings. Published: November 25, 2016 at 07:00PM from NYT Science http://nyti.ms/2fPEnz2