molasses spill News

A modern-day metallurgical engineer is shedding new light on one of the more bizarre yet most tragic episodes in the history of Boston. In January 1919, a giant storage tank in the city’s North End ruptured, sending 2.3 million gallons …

The shipping company that spilled molasses into Honolulu Harbor last month is reimbursing some businesses affected by the incident. About a dozen companies have filed claims against Matson Inc. after the spill shut down Keehi Lagoon and much of Honolulu …