The Halifax Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. 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 massive 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.[1] The blast was the largest man-made explosion at the time,[2] releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT
The blast area was studied by the men working on the Atomic Bomb.
AverageATuin
The first trainload of supplies and medical personnel came from Boston. To this day Halifax supplies Boston’s official city Christmas tree every year as thanks.
![Aftermath of a massive explosion in Halifax, Canada, December 6, 1917 [4385x2467]](https://i.redd.it/rilkn36vlzs41.jpg)
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The Halifax Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. 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 massive 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.[1] The blast was the largest man-made explosion at the time,[2] releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
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The blast area was studied by the men working on the Atomic Bomb.
AverageATuin
The first trainload of supplies and medical personnel came from Boston. To this day Halifax supplies Boston’s official city Christmas tree every year as thanks.