Molasses Disaster Scene
An overwhelming scene of chaos as molasses floods the streets. A woman in a soaked, ankle-length coat clings to a fire escape, her hat askew. A firefighter, dressed in a vintage rubber coat and brass helmet, wades waist-deep to rescue a child from the oozing mess. A drowned horse, entangled in a collapsed store awning, lies partially submerged. Survivors gather on rooftops, their breath clouding in the cold air, while a priest in a black cassock prays beside a syrup-coated victim. Essential details involve a period-accurate fire truck with a hand-cranked siren and gas masks hanging from the necks of rescuers, with molasses leaving an eerie, shiny coat on everything.

