Fascinating Horror

The Halifax Explosion (2021x8)

Air date: Feb 19, 2021

On the 6th of December 1917 two ships collided in the mouth of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada. The collision sparked a fire on board one of the vessels… a repurposed tramp steamer packed with a cargo of explosives bound for the European theatre of war. At exactly 35 seconds after 9:04am this cargo detonated, bringing about one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever to take place.