A telegraph operator sacrificed himself to stop a passenger train from entering the blast
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In 1917, one telegraph operator had ninety seconds left. He went back to his desk. Full video — The Halifax Explosion: The Blast That Changed a City Forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08_uOYDR0ck
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