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The Halifax Explosion.

1. When did this happen? Time of year, ? The time the Explosion happen is on Dec 6 1917 it was adout 9:04 [] 2. Why was there an explosion?

The Halifax explosion happened because of explosive materials. A boat called the Mont Blanc was carrying explosives and crashed into another boat in the harbor. This led to an explosion [] 3. How many casualties?

Over 1800 people died and thousands of others were hurt

4. Who was to blame?

two ships involved, the Imo and the Mont-Blanc, they were unsure who was to blame. Was the fault in the hands of Captain From of the Imo, exiting the basin through the narrows, in haste to make up lost time? Or did the fault lie with Captain LeMedec, pushing the unflagged Mont-Blanc with its large cargo of explosives into the narrows, that caused the disaster?

[] 5. How many countries were involved in the clean-up/ rebuilding? Sir John Eaton came in a train, which, was filled with building supplies and donated furniture from his stores. Due to all of the carnage and destruction from the Explosion, Halifax was given the nickname the "Shattered City". [] 6. Are there any living survivors Jump to: navigation, search [])
 * John "Eric" Davidson** (May 10, 1915—September 9, 2009) was one of the last survivors of the Halifax Explosion. He was 2 and 1/2 years old when he was blinded by the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917.[1home] At the time of his death in 2009, Davidson was the penultimate living survivor with permanent injuries from the Halifax Explosion