Bedford Magazine explosion

A chain reaction of fires, explosions, and concussions ensued, continuing for more than 24 hours.

The damage resulting from this incident was far less than that of the Halifax Explosion; however, the blasts shattered windows, crumpled roofs, and cracked structures.

Patrolman Henry Raymond Craig, a naval seaman on watch that night, was the lone fatality, having rushed to the pier upon noticing a fire, just before the initial barge explosion.

[1] The community was still resentful of the navy for the VE-Day Riots, but the efforts of voluntary firefighting by naval personnel at the ammunition depot helped to alleviate these lingering feelings.

[2] The barge responsible for starting the explosion presently lies on the seabed near the eastern shoreline adjacent to the CFAD Bedford magazine dock.