Halifax Explosion

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The Halifax Explosion was a Maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. Today is the 100 year mark.

SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by the blast, debris, fires or collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured. The blast was the largest man-made explosion before the development of nuclear weapons, releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT (12,000 GJ)

Source and more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

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