Fire on the Water: A newly discovered account of the biggest explosion of the pre-nuclear era surfaces after 100 years.

The article offers information on the diary of British Royal Navy sailor Frank Baker which chronicled the Halifax Explosion during World War I. The explosion on December 6, 1917 was reportedly the biggest of the pre-nuclear era and Baker's experience is the only eyewitness account known to be written on the event. It notes that the diary is included in an exhibit at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the explosion's centennary in 2017. INSET: Blasts From the Past.