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Tianjin, China, is a major port city in northeastern China. The explosions happened where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the port city of Tianjin.

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21 August 2015

5:00PM Aug 21, 2015

Four new fires at Tianjin blast site, safety hazards found

Four new fires at Tianjin blast site, safety hazards found http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/309423 

Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media reported today soon after officials said safety hazards were found at almost 70 percent of firms handling dangerous chemicals in Beijing.

The explosions in a warehouse storing dangerous chemicals devastated an industrial park in the northeastern port city of Tianjin late on Aug 12. More than 700 people were injured and thousands were evacuated because of the risk posed by chemicals stored at the site.

The official Xinhua news agency said today rescue crews were rushing to the site after four new fires broke out. It said one of the ‘combustion points’ was in a logistics site for automobiles near last week’s blast.

The other three were within the central blast area, it said, without giving any explanation of the cause of the fires.

State authorities have confirmed that more than 700 tonnes of the deadly chemical sodium cyanide were stored at the Tianjin warehouse that blew up.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/309423

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Is the mass fish death linked to the #TianjinBlast? http://cnn.it/1E8Okm9 

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Fire destroys warehouse in China a week after deadly #TianjinBlast http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1851428/fire-destroys-another-warehouse-eastern-china-week-after-deadly … @SCMP_News #Tianjin

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Death toll in #TianjinBlast rises to 116, including 65 firemen, 7 policemen; 60 remain missing as of Fri afternoon.

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15 August 2015

#BREAKING: Death toll rises to 104 from #Tianjin blasts

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#TianjinBlast– 21 #firefighters killed, many still #missing no answers for families 3 days into search for survivors

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China on Facebook: #Abapology slapped, #SodiumCyanide possibly stored in #TianjinBlast site http://xhne.ws/loYA1 

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China warns of change of wind spreading toxic substances at blast site

Chinese police have for the first time confirmed deadly sodium cyanide at the site of the blasts, an industrial zone.

China warns of change of wind spreading toxic substances at #TianjinBlast site http://tdy.sg/1MpAywg 

http://www.todayonline.com/world/china-warns-change-wind-spreading-toxic-substances-blast-site

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Deadly sodium cyanide confirmed at #TianjinBlast site as new, small explosions heard http://tdy.sg/1EnTLb8 

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#Breaking Several New Explosions heard in #Tianjin #TianjinBlast

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Before and After, #TianjinBlast

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A huge hole is seen at the core area of #Tianjin blasts in this aerial photo. Death toll rises to 85

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#China #TianjinBlast #Tianjin Death toll rises to at least 85 in huge China blasts http://bit.ly/1UJqMIp 

Death toll in Tianjin blasts rises to 85: Xinhua

Barry Keohane retweeted The Associated Press

Is that the China reported toll or actual toll #TianjinBlast #china

Barry Keohane added,

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#Tianjinblast death toll hits 85 amid fears of toxic contamination in #Tianjin http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1849727/fears-over-toxic-cocktail-death-toll-tianjin-warehouse-blasts … via @SCMP_News

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Death toll in #TianjinBlast rises to 85: Xinhua http://bit.ly/1J9mm9D 

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♛ Duchess Squad ♛ ‏@chomchunnie 24m24 minutes ago

ภาพถ่ายทางอากาศหลุมขนาดใหญ่บริเวณใจกลางการระเบิดที่เมืองเทียนจิน ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต 85 ราย #TianjinBlast [ChinaXinhua]

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14 August 2015

RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC. More photos and videos.

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#TianjinBlast UPDATE: Rescuers pull one survivor from wreckage http://tdy.sg/1WnV1q0 

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#Tianjin post explosión http://bit.ly/1DPXNOx 

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Asia: VIDEO: ‘Horror and disbelief’ over Tianjin: The BBC’s John Sudworth reports from… http://goo.gl/fb/bJbe1K 

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Chinese Port City Searches for Clues After Devastating Blasts: Co., said in a disclosure that operations were … http://binged.it/1TzxQok 

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Military sends chemical specialists to Tianjin blast site http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0813/c90882-8935709.html …

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Sunshinedeer donate Mask,glove,etc for Tianjin hospital

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#Tianjin citizens praying for the fallen in the warehouse explosion

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glad that this #fireman made it safe from the #TianjinBlast

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Proud of the firefighters. #TianjinBlast

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Terry Cooke retweeted IBTimes UK

Pictures communicate what the imagination fails to comprehend … #TianjinBlast

Terry Cooke added,

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New video comes in as death toll rises in #TianjinBlast http://www.epictimes.com/2015/08/breaking-massive-explosion-in-chinas-tianjin-district/ … #NSFW but then, I’d be cursing too.

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Rodrigo Narro ‏@Rorronarro 7m7 minutes ago

Tam hermosas que se ven las nubes de hongo pero cuanta tragedia provocan. #TianjinBlast

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Light rail 1km from the explosion site shut down after blasts #TianjinBlast #TianjinExplosion #Tianjin

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14 August 2015

[CNN] Blasts rocks northern Chinese city of Tianjin (09:19pm JST) http://cnn.it/1gDro3f

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DW Blog: Eyewitnesses document the #Tianjin explosion on social media #China http://dw.com/p/1GF1y 

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China blast warehouse owner violated packaging safety tests in 2013

The state-backed China Daily newspaper said Ruihai Logistics was a private company and that its manager had been detained by police.

According to a report by government environmental inspectors in 2014, the facility was designed to store several dangerous chemicals including sodium cyanide, classified as “extremely harmful”, as well as chemicals including explosives sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate.

#TianjinBlast: China blast warehouse owner had violated packaging safety tests in 2013 http://tdy.sg/1hzA9fB 

Photographers walk near the charred remains of a warehouse and new cars after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China’s Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug 13, 2015. Photo: AP

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PICTURES: #TianjinBlasts have left behind crumpled ship containers, burnt-out cars & buildings http://tdy.sg/1EnTLb8 

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Heroes of Tianjin: firefighters battle blasts on the frontlines http://www.globaltimes.cn/galleries/170.html … #TianjinBlast

Heroes of Tianjin: firefighters battle blasts on the frontlines http://www.globaltimes.cn/galleries/170.html … #TianjinBlast

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Heroes of Tianjin: firefighters battle blasts on the frontlines http://www.globaltimes.cn/galleries/170.html … #TianjinBlast

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This is not a movie. This is reality in #Tianjin #TianjinBlast

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The day after… Disaster site #Tianjin #TianjinBlast #TianjinExplosion

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Thousands of cars are destroyed near the site of huge explosions, which rocked the Binhai New Area in north China’s Tianjin Municipality at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

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Death toll from blasts in Tianjin rises to 44, more than 500 injured

UPDATE: Death toll from blasts in #Tianjin rises to 44, more than 500 injured #TianjinBlast http://str.sg/Zn9M 

Twelve firefighters were among the dead, the agency said, citing rescue officials. Of those injured, 66 were in critical condition.

Firefighting efforts at the explosion site were suspended on Thursday due to a lack of clarity about the contents and amount of the “dangerous goods” in the warehouse where the explosions occurred.  The Binhai New District government in Tianjin announced the suspension on Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like social networking site in China.
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President Xi Jinping had urged “all-out efforts to rescue victims and extinguish fire,” as the blaze raged at the site where more people were feared to be trapped.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seven-dead-in-tianjin-warehouse-blast-chinese-state-media

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another Arial view of #TianjinBlast City~Horchin Huslen

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Tuangporn Asvavilai ‏@pui_tuangporn 4m4 minutes ago

อาสาสมัครต่อแถวกันเพื่อบริจาคเลือดให้กับผู้ได้รับบาดเจ็บจาก #TianjinBlast ตายแล้ว 17 ราย via @XHNews

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UPDATE: 9 firefighters among 17 killed in #TianjinBlast in #China http://asiancorrespondent.com/134771/china-17-dead-hundreds-injured-in-massive-port-explosion/ …

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Tuangporn Asvavilai ‏@pui_tuangporn 5m5 minutes ago

แรงสั่นสะเทือนจาก #TianjinBlast เทียบเท่าระเบิด “ทีเอ็นที” 24 ตัน สภาพความเสียหายจึงรุนแรงมาก via @XHNews

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The #TianjinBlast is horrifying http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33896292 …

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No reports of S’poreans sustaining heavy injuries from #TianjinBlast: MFA http://tdy.sg/1NbHuxW 

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#TianjinBlast: China suspends firefighting efforts at warehouse explosion: Government statement http://tdy.sg/1KixdL2 

The official People’s Daily newspaper said the death toll was 17 while other state media said six firefighters were among the dead.

CCTV said on its website about 100 fire trucks had been sent to the scene. Several fire trucks had been destroyed and nearby firefighters wept as they worked to extinguish flames, the Beijing News said.

#TianjinBlast: Authorities lost contact with 36 firefighters on the scene, local media reports http://tdy.sg/1EnTLb8 

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#TianjinBlast location. Residential towers located approximately 750-1200m WSW. #tianjin

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satellite map shows that there are many tanks close to the explosion spot in tianjin. #TianjinBlast #Tianjin

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At Least 17 Dead As Huge Warehouse Blasts Hit Chinese Port http://www.zerofiltered.com/at-least-17-dead-as-huge-warehouse-blasts-hit-chinese-port/ … #Tianjin #TianjinBlast #China

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#TianjinBlast At least 17 dead in massive blast that rocks #China‘s Tianjin http://bit.ly/1HHNneV

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A car park full of brand new Beatles car completely destroyed nearby #TianjinBlast site.

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Massive explosions have hit #China‘s northern city of #Tianjin,at least 17 people dead,hundreds injured #TianjinBlast

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The aftermath of the #TianjinBlast. Courtesy of @mranti.

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Explosions in China’s Tianjin port area kill 17, injure 400 #TianjinBlast …

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YAHOO! NEWS

TIANJIN, China (AP) — The latest on the explosions in China’s port city of Tianjin (all times local):

6 a.m.

There were scenes of devastation as dawn broke over the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin after huge explosions rocked the port city later Wednesday night. Windows were blown out of high rise apartments and office buildings were destroyed. A fireball appears to have swept through a parking lot of 1,000 new Renault cars, with the paint burned off and the cars left charred.
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2:45 a.m

Police in the Chinese port city of Tianjin say at least seven people have been killed in explosions sparked at a warehouse or dangerous materials.

The state-run Beijing News said on its website that that between 300 and 400 people had been admitted to hospitals in the city, east of Beijing. It says the explosions shattered windows and knocked off doors of buildings in the area.

Police in Tianjin said an initial blast took place late Wednesday night in shipping containers at a warehouse for hazardous materials owned by a logistics company.

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-police-least-7-dead-tianjin-explosion-202632139.html

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Devastating Tianjin explosion last night leaving at least 17dead. RIP

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GladWeHave OSHA MT @nycjim Sina Weibo users document huge #Tianjin explosion bloody aftermath. http://mashable.com/2015/08/12/tianjin-china-explosion-photos/ …

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