Sticky Street Survival
In a molasses-flooded street, a woman in a soaked ankle-length coat clings desperately to a bent fire escape, her hat askew. A firefighter in a vintage rubber coat and brass helmet wades waist-deep, rescuing a child from the viscous molasses. Nearby, a drowned horse lies half-submerged, its harness ensnared in a collapsed store awning. Survivors are seen on rooftops, their breath misting in the cold air, while a priest kneels in prayer beside a syrup-coated victim. Period-accurate details include a fire truck with a hand-cranked siren and gas masks hanging from the necks of rescuers, with every surface covered in a sticky, reflective residue.

