1814 October 17th. London Beer Flood.

London Beer Flood

London Beer Flood

Toten Hall house in Tottenham Court Road.
Date	17 October 1814
Location	St. Giles, London, England
Coordinates	51°31′00″N 0°07′49″W
Cause	Structural failure
Casualties
8 dead
Unknown number injured

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 neighbouring 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.