21 people were killed and a further 150 were injured after 2.3 million gallons of molasses swept through North End in Boston, Massachusetts after a storage tank collapsed.
In the medieval period the Netherlands, whose name literally means ‘lower countries’, consisted of large areas of boggy land around the winding estuaries of three of the largest rivers in Europe.
Once the beer began to pour into the street, it quickly began to fill the cellars of nearby houses in which families lived, killing eight people.
28th June 2015
11th November 2025
5th September 2026
1st September 2026
11th November 2025
1st September 2018
9th November 2019
