Halifax firefighters lay a wreath at a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion at Fort Needham Memorial Park in Halifax on Dec. 6, 2017. Two ships, the SS Imo and the SS Mont Blanc, collided in the harbour and the resulting explosion remains the worst human-made disaster in Canadian history. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
Halifax commemorates catastrophic Halifax Explosion 100 years ago
Poets and politicians remembered those who died and those who struggled to rebuild a shattered city as a sombre ceremony was held Dec. 6 to mark 100 years since the Halifax Explosion.
The wartime blast resulted from a collision of two ships in the harbour that led to approximately 2,000 deaths and an estimated 9,000 wounded.
