Molasses Tank Disaster
A towering 50-foot steel molasses tank under stress, rivets popping like gunshots in slow motion. Workers in 1919 flat caps flee as a deafening metallic CRACK splits the tank. Camera pans to a geyser of dark, viscous molasses exploding outward at 35 mph, engulfing horse-drawn wagons and shattering the Boston Elevated Railway’s support beams. Text Overlay: 'January 15, 1919: 2.3 million gallons of molasses becomes a deadly tsunami.' Audio: Distorted creaking metal SFX, muffled screams, and a deep WHOOSH of liquid under pressure.

