Pepsi Fruit Juice Flood
On April 25, 2017, 176,000 barrels of fruit and vegetable juice were released into the streets of Lebedyan, Russia. The 28-million liters of juice came from a Pepsi facility, the roof of which had collapsed unexpectedly. Fortunately, although the liquid flooded into the Don River, minimal environmental damage occurred.
Great Molasses Flood of 1919
On January 15, 1919, a "sweet, sticky death" poured from a burst storage tank in Boston. A tide of molasses 40 feet high and 160 feet wide washed through the streets at 35 miles per hour. The molasses solidified due to the cold winter temperatures, destroying anything in its path.
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