Disaster At Halifax (1914-1919)

Explosion of an ammunition ship near Halifax; Nova Scotia; caused massive destruction. Canada. Shot of mangled boat at edge of water. Pan over pile of rubble. People looking through rubble. Pan past more mess - some buildings destroyed, others still standing but suffered some damage. Looks like the place has been bombed by enemies. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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