HALIFAX – On this day in 1917, much of Halifax was destroyed after the French munitions ship “Mont Blanc” exploded in Halifax harbour.
More than 1,900 died and 9,000 were injured in the explosion, which occurred after the Norwegian relief ship “Imo,” running relief missions to Belgium, collided with the “Mont Blanc,” which was carrying a cargo of some 2,250 tonnes of explosives.
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Property damage was estimated at $35 million, with windows being shattered as far as 100 kilometres away in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Archives is live tweeting the commemorations in real-time, as the events unfolded 95 years ago, and is also asking for people to tweet their families’ stories.
You can follow along with the tweets here.
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