Huge Explosion In Tianjin, China

[Trifixion713]

A giant explosion rocked the Chinese city of Tianjin, creating a huge mushroom cloud and causing a quake that could be felt up to 6 miles away, People's Daily China reported.

The explosion was reportedly caused by explosive material in a container at a terminal in Binhai Dist, according to People's Daily. The Hong Kong-based CCTV has reported the explosion occurred at a hazardous goods depot.

Chinese social media site SinaWeibo.com has posted apparent photos of the aftermath. 

The explosion appears to have destroyed large parts of the city, NBC affiliate KSNV News reported.

The number of casualties and injuries is unknown, but a producer for CCTV America says he witnessed some casualties on video.

An apparent video shows the explosion was so powerful, it knocked over a camera a good distance away.

http://www.businessinsider.com/a-huge-explosion-just-rocked-a-city-in-china-and-no-one-knows-where-it-came-from-2015-8

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[MakingMoneyHoney]

Wow.

"A local hospital has so far received more 300 people injured in the blast, a CCTV America producer reported, and more are expected."

[Lethn]

Holy shit, mushroom cloud? Is this actually true? Or is business insider just reporting something a social media site said without fact checking it?

[OBAViJEST]

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQPX2TJPQc

[Wilikon]

Holy shit, mushroom cloud? Is this actually true? Or is business insider just reporting something a social media site said without fact checking it?

Mushroom cloud. Indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQwRMGa4jsU

[Sourgummies]

Damn thats pretty messed up. The first bit of the clip freaked the crap out me,forgot to turn down volume.

[Daniel91]

What happen?
I hope that this is not another terrorist attack.
Chinese authorities have large ethnic and security problems with Muslim rebels from minority people Uyghur.
I hope it will not be too much damage from this accident.
The media in my country speak about hundreds injured.

[Lethn]

Holy shit, mushroom cloud? Is this actually true? Or is business insider just reporting something a social media site said without fact checking it?

Mushroom cloud. Indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQwRMGa4jsU

More convinced now, but to be honest, if I was in the city itself I wouldn't be taking any chances and get the fuck out of there lol, you just know any government not just China would cover this up as best they can.

[valkir]

This is crazy. Really huge explosion. Lets hope there is not too much casualtie.

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This is crazy. Really huge explosion. Lets hope there is not too much casualtie.

Reports suggest that there are hundreds of casualties
though I'm not sure how accurate it is because it happened just few hours ago.

[Stargazer]

The Japanese are attacking again, they will finish what they started!

Jokes aside that's a real tragedy, Chinese cities are so heavily populated that even if such explosion destroyed a couple blocks the causalities would be counted in thousands. One moment you're eating in a restaurant the other you're in the middle of a fiery mushroom...

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The Japanese are attacking again, they will finish what they started!

north korea is actually closer to tianjin than japan is. a little bit too close, in fact.

[cryptocoiner]

That was a ship blast at a sea port. Ship was loaded with explosives. TNT or something.
More than a hundred dead for sure.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snLst-ZSxqw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZDStWwx-jk

[cryptocoiner]

Massive explosions have hit China's northern port city of Tianjin, leaving at least 13 people dead and hundreds more injured.

State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city.

Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up the sky, and buildings are said to have collapsed.

Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed with casualties.

The editor of the BBC's Chinese Service, Raymond Li, says all indications are that it is an industrial accident.

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said a shipment of explosives had detonated but this was not confirmed.

The first explosion at about 23:30 (16:30 GMT) was followed by another seconds later. Shockwaves were felt several kilometres away.

The China Earthquake Networks Centre said the magnitude of the first explosion was the equivalent of detonating three tons of TNT, while the second was the equivalent of 21 tons of the explosive.

Further blasts were subsequently triggered nearby, Xinhua state news agency said.

Reports of the number of injured varied from 250 to 400. Tianjin's municipal government said 11 were in a critical condition.

[zenitzz]

China blasts: Tianjin port city rocked by explosions

Massive explosions have hit China's northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and hundreds more injured.
State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city.
Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up the sky, and buildings are said to have collapsed.
Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed with casualties.
President Xi Jinping has urged "all-out efforts" to rescue victims and contain the fire, Xinhua state news agency said



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33896292

[Mayer Amschel]

Port explosion :/

[zenitzz]

The first explosion occurred at about 23:30 local time (15:30 GMT) on Wednesday, followed seconds later by another, more powerful blast and a series of smaller explosions.
The impact of the blasts could be felt several kilometres away, and was registered as seismic activity at a US Geological Survey monitoring unit in Beijing 160km (100 miles) away.
The China Earthquake Networks Centre said the magnitude of the first explosion was the equivalent of detonating three tonnes of TNT, while the second was the equivalent of 21 tonnes.




Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33900268

[MakingMoneyHoney]

State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city.

I'm wondering if any of those chemical goods got released into the air, if they will cause further problems later...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosion#Reaction

Social media users have reported that their posts regarding the blasts are being deleted.

da faq, china?

[MakingMoneyHoney]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosion#Reaction

Social media users have reported that their posts regarding the blasts are being deleted.

da faq, china?

Sheesh, also "It was reported that eight hours after the explosion, Tianjin Television Satellite Channel had not reported on the incident and are reportedly awaiting permission to cover the incident"

They need permission to cover their news... crazy.