The Explosion
• On Shore: Devastation in the Blast AreaThe explosion of the Mont-Blanc had the destructive power of a massive earthquake. The shockwave laid the Richmond community to waste. In the immediate vicinity of the blast, houses, shops, and factories were splintered into kindling. Long chains of rail cars and locomotives were smashed and tossed about like toys. The Sugar Refinery, a concrete and brick structure which stood ten stories, to the top of its smoke stack, was reduced to rubble.
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