The largest non-nuclear wartime explosion took place in which city?

Correct answer: Halifax, Nova Scotia

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What people think about it: 8 Comments
Canadagirl
Canadagirl
Lot of History here in the Atlantic Provinces. German subs in our waters etc. Crazy stuff I have read in our Charter. The explosion in Halifax was made into a Vignette.
Julia
Julia
Stormsurge66, I have never heard of this disaster and I am 73. Wow.
 Das
Das
Stormsurge66, Someday l hope to visit the Atlantic Provinces.
SPRITE
SPRITE
WickedFalconer43995, For Beirut one, 0.8 to 1.1 kilotons (some sources say 0.5 to 1.1 kilotons) For Halifax one, 2.9 kilotons
SPRITE
SPRITE
Nobody talking about Nova Scotia being a Canada's province and not a country in the options
WickedFalconer43995
WickedFalconer43995
how many kilotons of tnt I wonder? bigger than the Beirut bomb blast?
PC
PC
All that was followed by a blizzard!
G E M M A
G E M M A
Terrible, very sad and traumatic.