I want to try something different today.
Today is, of course, September 11th. I'm going to toss out a few phrases, and you try to guess what year's September 11th they're describing.
"a devestating explosion"
"the terrific blast"
"clouds of smoke billowed into the sky"
"neighbouring buildings collapsed"
Well that's easy, isn't it? Ryan must be talking about the events of 2001, right?
Wrong.
The year is 1908, the city is Brantford.
Crews are replacing a natural gas main on Colborne St., and a careless smoker accidentily ignites fumes in front of the Theatorium.
The explosion immediately destroyed the Theatorium, and five other nearby buildings collapsed in short order. Amazingly, only two people died.
You can read today's Expositor story on this event (the inspiration for this post) here.
--Ryan
(P.S. If you're wondering about the title, the Great Chicago Fire was caused by a cow. This one wasn't.)
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