StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoThe great Boston molasses flood of January 15th 1919. A storage tank burst from the rising temperature, creating a wave of molasses travelling 35 mph, killing 21 people and injuring 150 (colorized)sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down13
arrow-up1132arrow-down1imageThe great Boston molasses flood of January 15th 1919. A storage tank burst from the rising temperature, creating a wave of molasses travelling 35 mph, killing 21 people and injuring 150 (colorized)sh.itjust.worksStarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoDid they change the way they store it now, since this happen?
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoWell, one of the causes of the flood was that, even by 1919 standards, the storage tank wasn’t up to code, and the corporation involved deliberately ignored and hid signs of imminent failure.
Did they change the way they store it now, since this happen?
Well, one of the causes of the flood was that, even by 1919 standards, the storage tank wasn’t up to code, and the corporation involved deliberately ignored and hid signs of imminent failure.