Molasses disaster? Can molasses kill people?

<a href="http://www.mv.com/ipusers/arcade/molasses.htm" title="Eric Postpischil's Molasses Disaster Pages">The Molasses Disaster of January 15, 1919</a>: &ldquo;Yes, a molasses tank in Boston exploded with great force and flooded the streets with an eight-foot wave of molasses. It killed 21 people, crumpled the steel support of an elevated train, and knocked over a fire station.&rdquo;