Halifax Explosion 1917

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
explosive
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:earthquake
homelessness
fires
gptkbp:blastYield 2.9 kilotons of TNT equivalent
gptkbp:casualties approximately 2,000 deaths
gptkbp:category gptkb:ship
industrial accident
Canadian history event
gptkbp:cause collision
ammunition ship explosion
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Halifax_Explosion_Memorial_Bell_Tower
annual memorial service
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1917-12-06
gptkbp:destroyedBy explosion destroyed buildings within 2.6 km
extensive destruction of Halifax
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest man-made explosion prior to atomic bomb
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Halifax Explosion 1917
gptkbp:injuries over 9,000 injured
gptkbp:involvedVessel gptkb:SS_Imo
gptkb:SS_Mont-Blanc
gptkbp:location gptkb:Halifax
gptkb:Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:material TNT
guncotton
benzol
picric acid
gptkbp:notableRescueEffort Boston relief effort
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_End_Halifax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8