Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 1974
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Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 1974
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Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 1974
Description
January 4, 2024
50 years ago today -- a stunning -- and dramatic chapter in vancouver's history unfolded without warning -- and in the middle of a workday -- a powerful explosion rocked coal harbour and the downtown core. Troy Charles fills in the details with witnesses.
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Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 197401:59 | January 4, 2024 -
Burn Awareness Week: Preventing burns in the workplace03:52 | February 2, 2026 -
Vacant building in Port Alberni destroyed by fire01:46 | January 2, 2026 -
Whale Interpretive Centre rebuilding collection of artifacts thanks to donations02:25 | January 1, 2026 -
Nanaimo motel residents displaced by fire01:53 | December 29, 2025 -
BC wildfire season review01:52 | December 29, 2025 -
Two dead in Surrey R.V. fire01:21 | December 22, 2025 -
Authorities investigating suspicious building fire in Coquitlam01:41 | December 7, 2025 -
Search for possible base jumper ties up resources02:03 | December 4, 2025 -
Fire breaks out in Delta01:11 | November 20, 2025 -
Illegal dumping site blame game02:31 | November 13, 2025 -
Hazel Trembath Fire Anniversary04:50 | October 14, 2025 -
Two-year anniversary of Hazel Trembath fire nears02:01 | October 12, 2025 -
Hall of Flame Calendar 202604:43 | October 11, 2025 -
Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety04:21 | October 6, 2025 -
Community rallies around boy burned in Langley house fire01:49 | October 1, 2025 -
Peachland wildfire forces quick evacuations01:15 | September 26, 2025 -
Early morning fire at Prince George brewery00:31 | September 5, 2025 -
Drone hits BC Wildfire plane00:34 | September 4, 2025 -
Roaring wildfire surrounds drivers on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway01:13 | September 4, 2025 -
Peachland wildfire prompts evacuation alert00:58 | August 27, 2025 -
Fire tears through under construction condo building in Langley01:38 | August 17, 2025 -
Wildfire near Osoyoos now being held03:54 | August 12, 2025 -
Wesley Ridge wildfire continues to burn out of control02:02 | August 4, 2025 -
Wesley Ridge fire continues to impact community01:37 | August 3, 2025 -
Nearby wildfire has Lytton residents on edge03:28 | July 31, 2025 -
Out-of-control wildfire burning near Peachland closes part of Highway 9700:34 | July 30, 2025 -
3 dead in Maple Ridge neighbourhood dispute03:44 | July 24, 2025 -
B.C. supportive housing employees exposed to secondhand fentanyl smoke02:09 | July 22, 2025 -
Surrey condo fire forces more than 100 residents from their homes01:32 | July 14, 2025 -
B.C. communities update mutual aid agreement01:34 | July 10, 2025 -
Wildfire crews called in after Abbotsford structure fire spreads to nearby forest01:53 | July 9, 2025
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Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 197401:59 | January 4, 2024
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Burn Awareness Week: Preventing burns in the workplace03:52 | February 2, 2026
-
Vacant building in Port Alberni destroyed by fire01:46 | January 2, 2026
-
Whale Interpretive Centre rebuilding collection of artifacts thanks to donations02:25 | January 1, 2026
-
Nanaimo motel residents displaced by fire01:53 | December 29, 2025
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BC wildfire season review01:52 | December 29, 2025
-
Two dead in Surrey R.V. fire01:21 | December 22, 2025
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Authorities investigating suspicious building fire in Coquitlam01:41 | December 7, 2025
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Search for possible base jumper ties up resources02:03 | December 4, 2025
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Fire breaks out in Delta01:11 | November 20, 2025
-
Illegal dumping site blame game02:31 | November 13, 2025
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Hazel Trembath Fire Anniversary04:50 | October 14, 2025
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Two-year anniversary of Hazel Trembath fire nears02:01 | October 12, 2025
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Hall of Flame Calendar 202604:43 | October 11, 2025
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Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety04:21 | October 6, 2025
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Community rallies around boy burned in Langley house fire01:49 | October 1, 2025
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Peachland wildfire forces quick evacuations01:15 | September 26, 2025
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Early morning fire at Prince George brewery00:31 | September 5, 2025
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Drone hits BC Wildfire plane00:34 | September 4, 2025
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Roaring wildfire surrounds drivers on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway01:13 | September 4, 2025
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Peachland wildfire prompts evacuation alert00:58 | August 27, 2025
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Fire tears through under construction condo building in Langley01:38 | August 17, 2025
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Wildfire near Osoyoos now being held03:54 | August 12, 2025
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Wesley Ridge wildfire continues to burn out of control02:02 | August 4, 2025
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Wesley Ridge fire continues to impact community01:37 | August 3, 2025
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Nearby wildfire has Lytton residents on edge03:28 | July 31, 2025
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Out-of-control wildfire burning near Peachland closes part of Highway 9700:34 | July 30, 2025
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3 dead in Maple Ridge neighbourhood dispute03:44 | July 24, 2025
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B.C. supportive housing employees exposed to secondhand fentanyl smoke02:09 | July 22, 2025
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Surrey condo fire forces more than 100 residents from their homes01:32 | July 14, 2025
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B.C. communities update mutual aid agreement01:34 | July 10, 2025
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Wildfire crews called in after Abbotsford structure fire spreads to nearby forest01:53 | July 9, 2025
Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 1974
Description
January 4, 2024
50 years ago today -- a stunning -- and dramatic chapter in vancouver's history unfolded without warning -- and in the middle of a workday -- a powerful explosion rocked coal harbour and the downtown core. Troy Charles fills in the details with witnesses.
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