Boston Molasses Tank Disaster

grumpy grizzly

grumpy grizzly

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Today is the 95th anniversary of the Boston Molasses disaster. A tank holding over 2 million gallons of molasses ruptured @ Commercial Avenuenear North End Park. Tank was located next to the berth of E-31. Thehouse was demolished resulting in the death of FF George Layhe, as well as 19 civilians. Box 1234 transmitted @ 1240 and the second at 1245. A second box was also trasmitted @ 1253, Box1211. E-31 was temporarily relocated to E-47 in East Boston. Back in the old days the old timers would swear on a humid day you could still smell the molasses.
 
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Massfireman

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These tanks were wooden with metal straps and not vented. If you go to the North End Boston Tank Farms, you can still smell the molasses on a hot summer day.

This event is the reason in Massachusetts has a requirement for the now Department of Fire Services to inspect or cause to be inspected ALL tanks over 10 k that contain a substance other than water, thus hopefully avoiding what  just occurred in West VA.
 
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