The 1985 MOVE bombing burned down an entire residential block

Evidence

As flames rose like orchids in a vase, the canvas hoses parched and let an infernal peace engulf the neighborhood. By sunrise, whole blocks lay open like egg cartons, buildings reduced to their earthworks, sirens sounded their jubilee to match the mothers’ wailing. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1232

Categorization

• CANDY: The surreal detail of police sirens sounding ‘like jubilee’ while mothers wailed at the city’s own bombing is grim but conversation-stopping.