The Marine Building looming over onlookers following the Greenhill Park explosion in 1945. The Greenhill Park was a 10,000 ton freighter with combustible cargo that exploded in Vancouver Harbour, killing 8 longshoremen and injured 19 others. Seven fire fighters were also hospitalized. The blast blew out windows for blocks away and many people initially feared the Japanese were attacking. It remains the worst disaster in Vancouver's waterfront history. Photo by Don Coltman, City of Vancouver Archives #586-3601.
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