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By the time everything had been cleared away, the flood was determined to have caused millions of dollars in property and infrastructure damage. Injured more than 150 people and killed the following 21 people. Patrick Breen.

By the time everything had been cleared away, the flood was determined to have caused millions of dollars in property and infrastructure damage. Injured more than 150 people and killed the following 21 people. Patrick Breen.

William Brogan, Bridget Clowerty, Stephen Clowerty, John Callahan, Maria D'Estasio, William Duffy, Peter Francis, Flaminio Gallarani, Pasquale Lentosca, Michael Sinnott, James Kennedy, Eric Laird, George Leahy, James Lennon, Ralph Martin, James McMullen, Cesar Niccolo, Thomas Noonan, Peter Shaughnessy, and John Sieberlich. That's so sad. We have, I mean, from... We have people in their 60s.

William Brogan, Bridget Clowerty, Stephen Clowerty, John Callahan, Maria D'Estasio, William Duffy, Peter Francis, Flaminio Gallarani, Pasquale Lentosca, Michael Sinnott, James Kennedy, Eric Laird, George Leahy, James Lennon, Ralph Martin, James McMullen, Cesar Niccolo, Thomas Noonan, Peter Shaughnessy, and John Sieberlich. That's so sad. We have, I mean, from... We have people in their 60s.

We have a 10-year-old. We have a 17-year-old. We have some 20-year-olds. We have two 10-year-olds. Pascual Lentosca is also a 10-year-old. Peter Shaughnessy is 18 years old. Peter Sinnott is 78 years old. Oh, my God. Yeah, it's just, it's devastating. It is. It's tragic.

We have a 10-year-old. We have a 17-year-old. We have some 20-year-olds. We have two 10-year-olds. Pascual Lentosca is also a 10-year-old. Peter Shaughnessy is 18 years old. Peter Sinnott is 78 years old. Oh, my God. Yeah, it's just, it's devastating. It is. It's tragic.

Now, once the initial shock and trauma of the event had subsided and they could survey the damage, what everyone wanted to know was how the fuck did this happen? What happened? It sounds like it was just built too quickly. And they didn't know that. So everybody's like, what the fuck happened?

Now, once the initial shock and trauma of the event had subsided and they could survey the damage, what everyone wanted to know was how the fuck did this happen? What happened? It sounds like it was just built too quickly. And they didn't know that. So everybody's like, what the fuck happened?

Just looking back now. Yeah. When he visited the disaster zone in the North End the day the tank collapsed, Mayor Andrew Peters told the press, quote, Not only to prevent a reoccurrence of such a frightful accident, but to place the responsibility where it belongs. Now Peter's statement was exactly what one would have expected from a politician in the wake of a tragedy.

Just looking back now. Yeah. When he visited the disaster zone in the North End the day the tank collapsed, Mayor Andrew Peters told the press, quote, Not only to prevent a reoccurrence of such a frightful accident, but to place the responsibility where it belongs. Now Peter's statement was exactly what one would have expected from a politician in the wake of a tragedy.

But it turned out that determining the cause of the collapse and identifying a responsible party was going to be a little more challenging than anyone had anticipated. Yeah. By the following day, the Massachusetts District Police's explosive expert, Walter Wedger, stated he was, quote, Okay. Okay. I guess that makes sense.

But it turned out that determining the cause of the collapse and identifying a responsible party was going to be a little more challenging than anyone had anticipated. Yeah. By the following day, the Massachusetts District Police's explosive expert, Walter Wedger, stated he was, quote, Okay. Okay. I guess that makes sense.

While the Boston police conducted their investigation, the USIA announced they would be conducting their own investigation under the direction of Arthur Gell and led by professors Arthur Gill and Arthur Miller. So many Arthurs. I love that it's just a committee of Arthurs. Yeah, just Arthurs. And they were professors of Harvard and MIT, respectively. I mean, I believe them. Yeah.

While the Boston police conducted their investigation, the USIA announced they would be conducting their own investigation under the direction of Arthur Gell and led by professors Arthur Gill and Arthur Miller. So many Arthurs. I love that it's just a committee of Arthurs. Yeah, just Arthurs. And they were professors of Harvard and MIT, respectively. I mean, I believe them. Yeah.

So a representative from USIA told the press, we feel sure there was no explosion. And if there was, it was caused by some outside force and not from within the tank. Well, it could have been within the tank because the tank is so pressurized. Exactly. That's the thing. Like, I don't think there has to be an outside explosion. No.

So a representative from USIA told the press, we feel sure there was no explosion. And if there was, it was caused by some outside force and not from within the tank. Well, it could have been within the tank because the tank is so pressurized. Exactly. That's the thing. Like, I don't think there has to be an outside explosion. No.

In the weeks after that, the USIA's investigation focused on their theory that, quote, an anarchist climbed a ladder and dropped a pipe bomb into the fermentation vent. And that's what caused the tank to explode. That's quite the leap. Just an anarchist. Like what kind of anarchist gets up? I don't think most people would say, you know what I'm going to do today?

In the weeks after that, the USIA's investigation focused on their theory that, quote, an anarchist climbed a ladder and dropped a pipe bomb into the fermentation vent. And that's what caused the tank to explode. That's quite the leap. Just an anarchist. Like what kind of anarchist gets up? I don't think most people would say, you know what I'm going to do today?

I think I'm going to explode the molasses tank down the street. I don't know how that would occur to you. It's a strange message. It is. What exactly are you trying to say? Now the thing is, we can be like, that's silly business. But it wasn't totally out of the realm of possibility.

I think I'm going to explode the molasses tank down the street. I don't know how that would occur to you. It's a strange message. It is. What exactly are you trying to say? Now the thing is, we can be like, that's silly business. But it wasn't totally out of the realm of possibility.