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Business News/ Photos / Twin explosions in Tianjin leave port city reeling

Twin explosions in Tianjin leave port city reeling

10 Photos . Updated: 13 Aug 2015, 02:00 PM IST Livemint

Twin explosions at a container port in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin killed at least 44 people, including a dozen fire fighters.

Two huge explosions at a container port where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin killed at least 44 people, including a dozen fire fighters. Here wreckage seen near the site of the explosions on Thursday. Jason Lee/Reuters

1/10Two huge explosions at a container port where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin killed at least 44 people, including a dozen fire fighters. Here wreckage seen near the site of the explosions on Thursday. Jason Lee/Reuters

The Tianjin port gate is seen in the foreground as smoke rises from the site of explosions. The port is the gateway to northern China’s industrial belt. AFP.

2/10The Tianjin port gate is seen in the foreground as smoke rises from the site of explosions. The port is the gateway to northern China’s industrial belt. AFP.

Vast areas of the port—the 10th largest in the world—were devastated. AFP

3/10Vast areas of the port—the 10th largest in the world—were devastated. AFP

The shockwaves caused by the explosions shattered windows and doors knocked off buildings in the area. AFP

4/10The shockwaves caused by the explosions shattered windows and doors knocked off buildings in the area. AFP

Paramilitary police wearing masks to protect themselves from potentially toxic smoke prepare to enter the site of the explosions. Jason Lee/Reuters

5/10Paramilitary police wearing masks to protect themselves from potentially toxic smoke prepare to enter the site of the explosions. Jason Lee/Reuters

Some 520 people were injured, more than 60 of them seriously, the Tianjin government said on its Weibo microblog. Reuters

6/10Some 520 people were injured, more than 60 of them seriously, the Tianjin government said on its Weibo microblog. Reuters

1,000 firefighters and more than 140 fire engines struggled to contain the blaze in a warehouse that contained “dangerous goods”. Twelve firefighters were among the 44 killed while another 33 were among the hundreds of people being treated in nearby hospitals. Reuters

7/101,000 firefighters and more than 140 fire engines struggled to contain the blaze in a warehouse that contained “dangerous goods”. Twelve firefighters were among the 44 killed while another 33 were among the hundreds of people being treated in nearby hospitals. Reuters

Medical volunteers walk past tents set up at the playground of a primary school as temporary shelters for victims after the explosions. Reuters

8/10Medical volunteers walk past tents set up at the playground of a primary school as temporary shelters for victims after the explosions. Reuters

People line up to get clothes handed out by volunteers at the hallway of a primary school serving as a temporary shelter. Reuters

9/10People line up to get clothes handed out by volunteers at the hallway of a primary school serving as a temporary shelter. Reuters

Industrial accidents are not uncommon in China following three decades of breakneck economic growth. Here workers cleaning the debris on a highway near the site of the explosions. Jason Lee/Reuters. Texts by Reuters.

10/10Industrial accidents are not uncommon in China following three decades of breakneck economic growth. Here workers cleaning the debris on a highway near the site of the explosions. Jason Lee/Reuters. Texts by Reuters.

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