Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by blast, debris, fires and collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.
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Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a large explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by blast, debris, fires and collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.
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De Explosie van Halifax vond p ...... dorpen Richmond en Dartmouth.
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Die Halifax-Explosion war eine ...... s so viele Menschen ums Leben.
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L'Esplosione di Halifax fu un ...... one prima della bomba atomica"
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L'explosion de Halifax se prod ...... mais sans faire de victimes).
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La Explosión de Halifax es com ...... ovocó daños en toda la ciudad.
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O acidente ocorreu no porto de ...... a utilização da bomba atômica.
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The Halifax Explosion was a ma ...... of the explosion in North End.
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Взрыв в Га́лифаксе (англ. Hali ...... ейшим взрывом доядерной эпохи.
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ハリファックス大爆発（ハリファックスだいばくはつ、英: Ha ...... した爆発事故。火薬によるものとしては世界最大級の爆発である。
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哈利法克斯爆炸發生在1917年12月6日，加拿大新斯科舍省哈 ...... 西大學教授霍華德·L.布朗森估計爆炸約2400噸TNT炸藥。
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Tall cloud of smoke rising over the water
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Mont-Blanc pilot Francis Mackey recalls Halifax 1917 explosion, 6:38, CBC Archives
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A view of the pyrocumulus cloud
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1917-12-06
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Halifax Explosion
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De Explosie van Halifax vond p ...... aakte niet-nucleaire explosie.
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Die Halifax-Explosion war eine ...... lanc in Brand und explodierte.
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L'Esplosione di Halifax fu un ...... one prima della bomba atomica"
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L'explosion de Halifax se prod ...... à 420 kilomètres de distance.
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La Explosión de Halifax es com ...... ovocó daños en toda la ciudad.
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O acidente ocorreu no porto de ...... a utilização da bomba atômica.
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The Halifax Explosion was a ma ...... ted 9,000 others were injured.
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Взрыв в Га́лифаксе (англ. Hali ...... нейшим взрывом доядерной эпохи
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ハリファックス大爆発（ハリファックスだいばくはつ、英: Ha ...... した爆発事故。火薬によるものとしては世界最大級の爆発である。
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哈利法克斯爆炸發生在1917年12月6日，加拿大新斯科舍省哈 ...... 西大學教授霍華德·L.布朗森估計爆炸約2400噸TNT炸藥。
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Esplosione di Halifax
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Explosie van Halifax
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Explosion de Halifax
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Explosión de Halifax
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Explosão de Halifax
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Halifax Explosion
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Halifax-Explosion
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Взрыв в Галифаксе
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ハリファックス大爆発
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哈利法克斯爆炸
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