I live near part of what was the epicentre of the Halifax Explosion. Best estimates are that it was the equivalent of a 2.9 kiloton nuclear explosion, it's riv

I live near part of what was the epicentre of the Halifax Explosion. Best estimates are that it was the equivalent of a 2.9 kiloton nuclear explosion, it's rivalled by the Texas City Disaster (1947) [1], but about four times as many people (~2000) died in Halifax. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster