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 -
Close call for some West Kelowna residents02:07 | June 17, 2026 -
Wildfire burning in West Kelowna00:28 | June 16, 2026 -
Burnaby installs new wildfire detection system02:14 | May 28, 2026 -
BCAA Fireweed Pin supports wildfire resilience04:08 | May 25, 2026 -
Crews battling Maple Ridge wildfire01:39 | May 23, 2026 -
Arson investigation outside South Vancouver nightclub01:37 | May 17, 2026 -
Meteor sparks fire speculation01:57 | April 29, 2026 -
IHIT investigating homicide at Abbotsford encampment01:53 | April 25, 2026 -
Surrey vacant property concerns02:13 | April 22, 2026 -
Fire on Surrey barge sends lots of smoke into the air00:34 | April 3, 2026 -
Mission retirement home fire01:41 | March 10, 2026 -
Fire breaks out at Mission seniors’ home01:32 | March 10, 2026 -
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 -
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Search for possible base jumper ties up resources02:03 | December 4, 2025 -
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Hall of Flame Calendar 202604:43 | October 11, 2025 -
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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
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Remembering the Coal Harbour explosion of 197401:59 | January 4, 2024
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Close call for some West Kelowna residents02:07 | June 17, 2026
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Wildfire burning in West Kelowna00:28 | June 16, 2026
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Burnaby installs new wildfire detection system02:14 | May 28, 2026
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BCAA Fireweed Pin supports wildfire resilience04:08 | May 25, 2026
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Crews battling Maple Ridge wildfire01:39 | May 23, 2026
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Arson investigation outside South Vancouver nightclub01:37 | May 17, 2026
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Meteor sparks fire speculation01:57 | April 29, 2026
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IHIT investigating homicide at Abbotsford encampment01:53 | April 25, 2026
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Surrey vacant property concerns02:13 | April 22, 2026
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Fire on Surrey barge sends lots of smoke into the air00:34 | April 3, 2026
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Mission retirement home fire01:41 | March 10, 2026
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Fire breaks out at Mission seniors’ home01:32 | March 10, 2026
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Burn Awareness Week: Preventing burns in the workplace03:52 | February 2, 2026
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Whale Interpretive Centre rebuilding collection of artifacts thanks to donations02:25 | January 1, 2026
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BC wildfire season review01:52 | December 29, 2025
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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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Drone hits BC Wildfire plane00:34 | September 4, 2025
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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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