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Tianjin Explosions+Aftermath Aug. 2015
Topic Started: Aug 13 2015, 07:08 AM (588 Views)
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The result of poor safety practices by some Chinese companies to cut costs?

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Huge explosions in China's Tianjin port area kill 13, hurt 250: media
Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:22pm EDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rocked an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 13 people and injuring around 250, the official China Daily newspaper reported.

Pictures posted on Chinese media websites showed fire shooting into the air, nearly twice the height of nearby apartment buildings. Residents and workers, some bleeding, could be seen fleeing the scene.

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said the blasts erupted in a shipment of explosives at around 11:30 p.m. local time, triggering a blast wave that was felt kilometers (miles) away.

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China investigates cause of blasts at Tianjin port, firms assess damage
Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:50pm EDT

By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose

TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - Investigators searched for clues on Friday to identify what caused two huge explosions at a warehouse used to store toxic chemicals and gas at a busy port in northeast China, as foreign and local companies assessed the damage to their operations.

The blasts in the city of Tianjin on Wednesday night killed at least 50 people, including a dozen fire fighters, state media said. About 700 people were injured, 71 seriously.

The explosions at the port, the world's 10th largest, were so big they were seen by satellites in space and registered on earthquake sensors.

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China's censors working overtime to deflect blame on officials involved:

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CCTV telecast of Tianjin presser cut short after question on safety distance to hazardous materials


So far, Wednesday night's massive explosions in Tianjin have brought up many questions and few answers. A live press conference earlier this morning wasn't terribly helpful in shedding light on the tragic disaster that has claimed at least 50 lives either, after it was abruptly cut short following some uncomfortable questions from reporters.
After reassuring reporters that the potentially hazardous air was being blown away from the city, a government spokesperson tried to leave the conference but was bombarded with questions. Eventually, he gets one he isn't prepared at all to answer, leading to some extremely awkward silences.

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China's censors crack down on online chatter about the Tianjin explosions

Aside from some wind-related misinformation leaking through, China's censors have managed to maintain that tight control of the Chinese internet we have come to expect following disasters like the Tianjin explosions, liberally expunging thousands upon thousands of "dangerous" tweets.
Many Weibo posters have claimed that their posts on the disaster have "disappeared". With just two days gone by since the blast and so little reliable information available, it is hard to discern if China's PR team are simply deleting inaccurate and potentially harmful rumors—like that pollutants from the explosions will be blown to Beijing—or are harmonizing potentially inconvenient truths.
The top 10 most censored terms on Free Weibo, which captures all messages censored or deleted on the social media platform, are almost entirely made up of some combination of "Tianjin" and "explosion."

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Death toll from China blasts rises to 85: Xinhua
Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:17pm EDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The death toll from two huge explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen to 85, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Shockwaves from the blasts late on Wednesday were felt by residents in apartment blocks kilometres away in the city of 15 million people.

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And the death toll continues to rise:

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Death toll from China blasts rises to 104, Xi urges changes 10:43am EDT
Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:53am EDT
By Megha Rajagopalan

TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The death toll from two massive explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin has risen to 104, state media said on Saturday, as China's president urged improvements in workplace safety.

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...and the death toll rises again:

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China blasts death toll rises to 112, with 95 missing: Xinhua
Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:24pm EDT

TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The death toll from massive explosions in China's port city of Tianjin has risen to 112 and 95 people are missing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, suggesting the toll could rise significantly.

Eighty-five of the missing from Wednesday's disaster are fire fighters.

President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged authorities to improve safety and learn lessons paid for with blood.

China evacuated residents who had taken refuge in a school near the site of the blasts on Saturday after a change in wind direction prompted fears that toxic chemical particles could be blown inland.

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3 km radius of China blast evacuated, deadly sodium cyanide found
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3:26 PM PDT, SAT AUGUST 15, 2015

According to BBC News, local authorities have confirmed that high concentrations of sodium cyanide, an extremely toxic chemical, was stored at the site. Inhalation exposure with the chemical results in rapid death, sometimes within minutes.

A tweet by the People’s Daily China newspaper also said the military’s anti-chemical warfare soldiers had been deployed to the site.

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Scapegoats for the recent Tianjin blasts?

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Chinese police arrest 12 suspects in Tianjin blasts: Xinhua
Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:18pm EDT

August 17, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested 12 people suspected of involvement in this month's massive explosions in the city of Tianjin that killed 139 people and devastated the port area, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

Among those arrested were the chairman, vice-chairman and three deputy general managers of the logistics company that had been storing the chemicals that blew up, the agency said, quoting police. It did not say who the rest were.

The news comes a day after China sacked the head of its work safety regulator for suspected corruption.

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Tianjin plans to turn site of massive chemical explosions into an eco park by mid-2016

Following a thorough scrubbing up, the Tianjin government has announced that it plans to turn the site of last month's devastating toxic explosions that killed more than 150 people into a pleasant ecological park.
The park will be 24 hectares and will be surrounded with new roads, a kindergarten and an experimental primary school, The Paper reports. Probably no dangerous chemical plants. Should be good for the property value with all those residents trying to get rid of their apartments.

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