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Cndjeepin.Another Truroian.
The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the largest man-made explosion until the first atomic bomb explosion on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945
When the Mont Blanc(which contained 2400 metric tonnes of explosives, and the Norwegian cargo ship Imo collided in the narrows of Halifax harbour.
Over 2.5 km2 of Halifax were levelled and windows were shattered as far as Truro, Nova Scotia, 100 kilometres away. An anchor from the Mont Blanc was found five kilometres from the harbour. The disaster resulted in approximately 1635 deaths (approx. 1000 died instantaneously from the blast),
Sidenote: The most celebrated and most complete effort came from the Boston Red Cross and the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee. To this day the citizens of Halifax still donate a large Christmas tree to Boston each year.
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