NFPA Journal: The Great Boston Molasses Flood
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Uploaded by nfpadotorg on May 2, 2011
Stephen Puleo, author of "Dark Tide," gives a guided tour of one of Boston's most infamous disaster sites - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. The tragic event claimed 21 lives and leveled a vast swath of the city's North End neighborhood. Read more about the flood at http://www.nfpa.org/molasses
Mr. Puleo will be a guest speaker at the 2011 NFPA Conference + Expo in Boston. Find out more at http://www.nfpa.org/conference.
Historic photos courtesy of Boston Public Library.
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On hot days, you can still smell mollasses
gettinhitched 1 month ago
@FreddyFrazzer I know right. Duh!!!!!!!
gettinhitched 1 month ago
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.
WhisperDoor 2 months ago
I didn't know that the U.S. was not a country! 0:02
FreddyFrazzer 3 months ago
that's what i call a sticky situation
psychoscribe13 3 months ago
Read the book recently. it was great and filled with useful information. very good writing technique too.
0692857690 5 months ago