Eight people perished when a vat of beer burst — a tragedy that still sounds like dark comedy centuries later.
Great Beer Flood of London: When a brewery explosion killed 8
In 1814, a massive vat at the Meux and Company Brewery in London ruptured, releasing over 323,000 gallons of beer. The resulting wave destroyed homes and killed eight people. The incident remains one of history's strangest industrial disasters.
Source: Great Beer Flood of London: When a brewery explosion killed 8 — India Today
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 17, 2026.
Topics: beerflood · londonhistory · weirdnews · history · disaster
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