OCT 17, 1814
THE LONDON BEER FLOOD
From Wikipedia
The London Beer Flood happened on 17 October
1814 in the parish of St. Giles, London, England. At the Meux and Company
Brewery on Tottenham Court Road, a huge vat containing over 135,000 imperial
gallons (610,000 L) of beer ruptured, causing other vats in the same building
to succumb in a domino effect. As a result, more than 323,000 imperial gallons
(1,470,000 L) of beer burst out and gushed into the streets. The wave of beer
destroyed two homes and crumbled the wall of the Tavistock Arms Pub, trapping
teenage employee Eleanor Cooper under the rubble. Within minutes neighboring
George Street and New Street were swamped with alcohol, killing a mother and
daughter who were taking tea, and surging through a room of people gathered for
a wake.
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