Unusual Floods in London and Boston

17 Ekim 1814'te İngiltere'nin başkentinde inanılmaz bir olay oldu. Bu gün Londra'da bira vardı. Ve Tottenham Court Road'da bulunan bira fabrikası Mo ve Company, bu trajedinin suçluydu. Bu gün burada bira patlayan devasa bir sarnıç, geri kalan tankların zincir tahribatına neden oldu ve sarhoş edici içki akışları, çevredeki sokaklara koştu.Bira dalgası iki komşu evi ve yakınlarda bulunan ve barmaid enkazının doldurduğu bir pub'ı yok etti. Bu arada, bu felaketin tek kurbanı değildi, sadece dokuz kişi öldü, bunlardan sekizi boğuldu ve bir tanesi alkol zehirlenmesi sonucu öldü.Bira fabrikasının bulunduğu bölge fakirlerin yaşadığı bölgedir. Birçok aile hızla birayla dolu bodrumlarda yaşadı. Yani, bu bodrumların sakinleri selin ana mağdurları oldu.Şirketin sahibi tutuklandı ve mahkemeye alındı. Ancak yargıç, trajedinin, sırasıyla mücbir sebepler sonucunda meydana geldiği ve bu davada failler bulunmadığı sonucuna vardı. Bu karardan esinlenen bira, parlamentoya zarar için bir dilekçe sunmuştur. Gelecek yıl boyunca, şirket üretimi sürdürmesine izin veren tüketim vergisinden muaf tutuldu.Şu anda Mo ve Şirket bira fabrikası mevcut değil. 1922'de yıkıldı ve Dominion sineması şimdi bu yerde bulunuyor.Fakat 15 Ocak 1919'da Amerikan şehri Boston şeker şurubu ile dolup taştı. Boston'ın kuzey ucundaki bir alkol fabrikasında, pekmezle dolu büyük bir rezervuar patlaması meydana geldi.Bu dönemde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde yasaklama getirilmesi planlanmıştı, bu nedenle alkol üretimi için işletmelerin sahipleri mümkün olduğunca çok ürün üretmeye çalıştı ve mümkün olan en kısa sürede satmaya çalıştılar. Bu kapasite ve artan yüke dayanamadı.Tatlı sıvının basıncı o kadar kuvvetliydi ki yük trenini raylardan kaydırdı. Birçok insan yapışkan pekmezden çıkamadı ve boğulmadan öldü. 21 kişi öldü ve 150'den fazla hasta hastanede kaldı. Kurtarma operasyonları dört gün sürdü. Kurbanlara toplamda 600.000 dolar tazminat ödenmişti.Tankı geri almadılar, yerine bir beyzbol sahası yapıldı. Bu arada, yerel sakinler şimdiye kadar, sıcak günlerde, burada karamel kokusu olduğunu iddia ediyorlar.

An incredible incident happened in the capital of England on October 17, 1814. On this day, London was flooded ... with beer. And the brewery Mo and Company, located on Tottenham Court Road, was the culprit in this tragedy. On this day, a huge cistern with beer burst here, causing chain destruction of the remaining tanks, and streams of intoxicating drink rushed to the surrounding streets.The beer wave destroyed two neighboring houses and a pub located nearby, the barmenshu who was littered with rubble. She, by the way, was not the only victim of this catastrophe, only nine people died, eight of whom choked, and one died as a result of alcohol poisoning.The area in which the brewery was located was inhabited by the poor. Many families lived in basements that quickly filled up with beer. It was the inhabitants of these basements that became the main victims of the flood.The owner of the company was arrested and brought to court. But the judge concluded that the tragedy occurred as a result of force majeure, respectively, and there are no perpetrators in that case. was exempt from excise taxes, which allowed to keep production.Currently, the Mo and Company brewery does not exist. It was demolished in 1922, and the Dominion cinema is now located at this place.The area in which the brewery was located was inhabited by the poor. Many families lived in basements that quickly filled up with beer. It was the inhabitants of these basements that became the main victims of the flood.The owner of the company was arrested and brought to court. But the judge concluded that the tragedy occurred as a result of force majeure, respectively, and there are no perpetrators in that case. was exempt from excise taxes, which allowed to keep production.Currently, the Mo and Company brewery does not exist. It was demolished in 1922, and the Dominion cinema is now located at this place.But the American city of Boston on January 15, 1919 was flooded with sugar syrup. At an alcohol factory in the North End of Boston, there was an explosion of a huge tank filled with molasses.In the United States at this time it was planned to introduce prohibition, so the owners of enterprises for the production of alcohol tried to produce as many products as possible and sell them faster. That’s the capacity and could not stand the increased load.The pressure of the sweet liquid was so strong that it displaced the freight train. Many people could not get out of the viscous molasses and died of asphyxiation. 21 people died and more than 150 were in the hospital. The rescue operations lasted four days. the amount of 600,000 dollars.They did not restore the tank; a baseball field was built in its place. By the way, local residents claim that there is still a smell of caramel on hot days.

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