Molasses Mayhem: Heroic Rescue
Chaos in the molasses-flooded street: a woman in a soaked, ankle-length coat clings to a bent fire escape, her hat askew, while a firefighter in a vintage rubber coat and brass helmet wades waist-deep, pulling a child from the muck. A drowned horse lies half-submerged, harness tangled in a collapsed store awning. Survivors huddle on rooftops, their breath visible in the cold, as a priest in a black cassock kneels beside a victim coated in syrup. Details: period-accurate fire truck with hand-cranked siren, gas masks hanging from rescuers’ necks, and the sticky residue coating every surface in eerie, reflective gloss.

