Halifax Explosion (1917)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
explosive
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:earthquake
homelessness
fires
gptkbp:blast_yield approximately 2.9 kilotons of TNT
gptkbp:casualties approximately 2,000 deaths
gptkbp:cause collision of SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Halifax_Explosion_Memorial
annual remembrance ceremonies
gptkbp:date 1917-12-06
gptkbp:destroyedBy extensive destruction in Halifax and Dartmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Halifax Explosion (1917)
gptkbp:injuries over 9,000 injured
gptkbp:legacy improved emergency response protocols in Canada
gptkbp:location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
gptkbp:material ammunition and explosives on SS Mont-Blanc
gptkbp:notable_for largest man-made explosion prior to atomic bomb
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Vince_Coleman
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:response aid from Boston, Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dartmouth,_Nova_Scotia
gptkb:Halifax_Harbour
gptkb:Port_of_Halifax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6