"It happened in Canada"

The 1918 Trenton explosion


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The explosion of the British Chemical Co was a defining moment for the town of Trenton and 14 th of October of 2018 will mark 100 years since that faithful night. At the time of the explosion Trenton was a town of 4500 people, we have grown and expanded to the thriving community we are now. However many people have no knowledge of the incident and there are no more eye witnesses to tell the story. The is based on the book, by one time local author John Melady, who saved the story of what really happened .
It is story filled with hero's, rumors of conspiracy and of country coming into it's own.
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"It happened in Canada"By sean scally