Explosion Port China Tianjin
Media caption aerial views of the site of the explosion in tianjin.
Explosion port china tianjin. On august 12 2015 a series of explosions killed according to official reports 173 people and injured hundreds of others at a container storage station at the port of tianjin. Enormous explosions in a major chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500 state media reported on august 13 leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars toppled shipping containers and burnt out buildings. It is also a main trading hub for metals and steel. The second explosion was far larger and involved the detonation of about.
At least 17 people are killed and hundreds injured state media report as huge explosions rock the northern chinese port city of tianjin. The explosion in the. The warehouse that exploded in the port area is owned by a company called ruihai logistics which specialises in handling. Our discussion above primarily centred on the explosion at the port of tianjin and ammonium nitrate but there is a wide variety of hazardous chemicals and their degree of danger varies.
The first two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at the facility which is located in the binhai new area of tianjin china. A massive explosion hit a dangerous goods warehouse in tianjin china on wednesday killing at least 50 people and leaving emergency services staff trapped in the rubble. Brand new cars parked in tianjin port are seen badly damaged at the site of the massive explosions in tianjin on august 13 2015. Tianjin is a significant industrial port near beijing and is a gateway for goods going in and out of the capital and china s industrial north.