WorldPhoto: HT WorldLondon Beer Flood of 1814 Killed Eight After Brewery Vat Burst
On October 17, 1814, a massive wooden vat at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery in London burst, releasing thousands of barrels of porter beer into nearby streets. This disaster, known as the London Beer Flood, caused a wave of beer to crash through the St Giles neighborhood, killing eight people and becoming one of Britain's strangest industrial accidents.
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