The London Beer Flood of 1814
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A massive vat containing over 135,000 gallons of fermenting beer ruptured at Meux & Co’s brewery in London. The mechanical failure caused a domino effect, bursting other vats and sending a massive, 15-foot tidal wave of beer crashing through the streets, destroying two homes and taking eight lives
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