90th Anniversary of the Halifax Explosion

[Medikor]

A bit of history for you guys- 90 years ago today (December 6,1917), the largest explosion prior to the first test detonation of the atomic bomb during WWII decimated the city of Halifax, the capitol of my home province.
It happened when two ships, the Mont-Blanc and the Imo, collided in a harbor. A fire broke out and ignited the munitions that the Mont-Blanc was carrying. 2000 people were killed and over 9000 were injured along with massive property damage.

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

And here is a heritage commercial that I'm sure our Canadian members may have seen before.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8oaRr6A-gkA

[Lynnie]

Yikes, that's scary. And sad. :( Sounds similar to an explosion in Texas shortly after WWII when a ship in harbour caught fire, it got out of hand, spread to other ships in the harbour and one by one they exploded and killed hundreds of people. Particularly those who gathered to watch the fires burn, without knowing the highly flammable cargo the ships were carrying. Very, very sad.
Ships can be dangerous in so many ways.

[taranchula]

Yeah, I remember learning about that tragic event from said herritage minuet commercial. Very tragic indeed.