At 9:04:35 AM, the cargo of Mont-Blanc exploded with more force than any man-made explosion before it. The ship was instantly destroyed in the giant fireball that rose over 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) into the air, forming a large mushroom cloud.
The force
of the blast triggered a tsunami, which rose up as high as 18 metres
(60 ft) above the harbour's high-water mark on the Halifax side. It was
caused by the rapid displacement of harbour water near the blast,
followed by water rushing back in towards the shore.
Captain Haakon From and most of the crew that were on the bridge of the Imo and on its decks were killed by the tsunami. A black rain of unconsumed carbon from the Mont-Blanc fell over the city for about 10 minutes after the blast, coating survivors and structural debris with soot.
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