New explosions heard in Tianjin, China, at the site of massive chemical warehouse blasts, Xinhua new
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[b]New explosions and fire in Tianjin send smoke into the sky[/b]
Source: [url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/15/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/index.html]CNN[/url]
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[quote]Tianjin, China (CNN)New explosions rocked Tianjin on Saturday at the site of a previous chemical warehouse fire and explosions that killed dozens in China this week, state media reported.
Fire has reignited there, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky, according to Xinhua news agency.
Authorities evacuated all persons within three kilometers (1.8 miles), Beijing News reported, citing Armed Police. CNN has reported at least one disaster recovery shelter located within the new evacuation radius.
The original spectacular blasts on Wednesday, one of which was the equivalent of more than 20 tons of TNT exploding, left at least 85 dead, more than 700 injured and thousands homeless, officials say.
Flames had appeared to be largely extinguished by Friday, but residents were still worried about lingering contamination after the previous, spectacular explosive fires at the chemical warehouse.
"I asked my in-laws to take my daughter home, I don't want them to stay here," migrant worker Tian Binyan said. "I'm worried. I heard it's going to rain later and that would make the air toxic."
She was among the 6,000 or so displaced by the fire and explosions that rocked the port Wednesday night, sending fireballs many stories high and shooting plumes of smoke into the sky.[/quote]
Oh wow :/
I'd be getting the fuck out of town if I was there
Did they ever figure out what caused the explosions in the first place?
[QUOTE=Native Hunter;48462607]Did they ever figure out what caused the explosions in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Probably fire
[QUOTE=BazzBerry;48462662]Probably fire[/QUOTE]
That's the prevailing theory, but I haven't seen any evidence that fire was involved at all. Can you cite a source?
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;48462725]That's the prevailing theory, but I haven't seen any evidence that fire was involved at all. Can you cite a source?[/QUOTE]
id figure it to be more of a conjecture, since industrial chemical accidents aren't unheard of. it's possible that it was terrorism of a domestic sort, but lots of things are being kept on the down-low for now.
unfortunately China doesn't very much like public information regarding safety issues for their industries/citizens leaking out.
[QUOTE=aznz888;48462779]id figure it to be more of a conjecture, since industrial chemical accidents aren't unheard of. it's possible that it was terrorism of a domestic sort, but lots of things are being kept on the down-low for now.
unfortunately China doesn't very much like public information regarding safety issues for their industries/citizens leaking out.[/QUOTE]
I just being sarcastic, playing off BazzBerry's sarcasm. It seems to have been an accidental fire that got out of control and lead to a severe chain reaction.
Although I'm surprised some terror group hasn't claimed responsibility for it (regardless of whether or not they actually did it).
[QUOTE=aznz888;48462779]id figure it to be more of a conjecture, since industrial chemical accidents aren't unheard of. it's possible that it was terrorism of a domestic sort, but lots of things are being kept on the down-low for now.
unfortunately China doesn't very much like public information regarding safety issues for their industries/citizens leaking out.[/QUOTE]
Boy sarcasm is pretty hard to understand now that ratings are gone.
[QUOTE=Native Hunter;48462607]Did they ever figure out what caused the explosions in the first place?[/QUOTE]
From the couple stories I've read they had hydrogen cyanide and calcium carbonate on the premises but this being china who knows what else was there since they shouldn't have had that much explosive material in one place to begin with, I guess they're still trying to figure out what exactly was in that warehouse
[QUOTE=Native Hunter;48462607]Did they ever figure out what caused the explosions in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Maybe even water.
"a firefighter who said that they were not told that there were toxic chemicals on scene that would react dangerously with water"
[url]http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/16/china_punishes_50_websites.php[/url]
[QUOTE=BazzBerry;48462662]Probably fire[/QUOTE]
Could be a simple mixture of chemicals, or some industrial solvent.
It's not unheard of.
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33844084[/url]
That article explains that there was Calcium carbide that they sprayed with water. It creates a flammable gas I guess
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