ScarletWhimsy 2,203 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 After the devastation of the huge Tianjin explosions, a second fire and explosion occurred again, at the same site. People are being evacuated now from within a 3 km radius from the site. The current officially reported death toll of this entire situation is now over 100 dead, including 21 firefighters, and over 700 hospitalized with injuries. (Keep in mind there are lots of rumours going about with estimations of a death toll much, much higher.) ^ Damaged new cars from the first explosions ^ Damage from the new fires and explosions on Saturday Tianjin evacuates all residents within 3km of blast site following new explosions, fire Tianjin blasted warehouse on fire again This is just so awful.. Edit: If anyone would like to stay tuned in to Tianjin news (and can't read the Chinese news sites), Reddit has some really informative threads with translated information, as well as local inside information being leaked out. Reddit Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mischo 7,462 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Noooooooooo :'c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToujoursSistar 7,681 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Oh god :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussySlayedByTzuyu 7,430 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 why does it sounds like someone is planning all this shit to happen? Stay safe people! PRAYING! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonder woman 9,187 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 :( Those poor people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minzy 25 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Awful :ohno: Sending my prayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyubSyub 1,194 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Fructose Yoongi Syrup 7,149 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reckoner 6,692 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 wait do people know why these explosions are happening??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletWhimsy 2,203 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 wait do people know why these explosions are happening??? First explosions: gas station fire that spread, igniting chemical storage, and exploding. Chemical experts found that there were huge quantities of sodium cyanide at the site. Firefighters originally made the unfortunate mistake of fighting the first fire with water, which when in contact with sodium cyanide, is highly explosive. (To be fair, they didn't know there was sodium cyanide nearby) New explosions: some of the damaged cars (shown in the photo) exploded, causing new fires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brm12s 1,498 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 the explotion is so big, looks like a small atomic bomb this is sad, why the government built a flat near a industrial area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlGroupTrash 823 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 sending my prayers, this is so horrible... does anyone know what actually happened? like what is causing the explosions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stupid Jellyfish 1,913 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 This is awful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
�SHERRY� 5,081 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 thats terrible... condolences to all victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletWhimsy 2,203 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 this is sad, why the government built a flat near a industrial area They actually aren't super close by. It's just that the explosion was way too big. There were some buildings for migrant workers to live in that were closer though :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yerowan 1,006 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 After the devastation of the huge Tianjin explosions, a second fire and explosion occurred again, at the same site. People are being evacuated now from within a 3 km radius from the site. The current officially reported death toll of this entire situation is now 85 dead, including 21 firefighters, and over 700 hospitalized with injuries. (Keep in mind there are lots of rumours going about with estimations of a death toll much, much higher.) Tianjin evacuates all residents within 3km of blast site following new explosions, fire Tianjin blasted warehouse on fire again This is just so awful.. Edit: If anyone would like to stay tuned in to Tianjin news (and can't read the Chinese news sites), Reddit has some really informative threads with translated information, as well as local inside information being leaked out. Reddit Live I think they're reporting a death toll at over 100 now, but still with a lot of missing people. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/15/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/ 105 according to state media, according to CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletWhimsy 2,203 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 I think they're reporting a death toll at over 100 now, but still with a lot of missing people. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/15/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/ 105 according to state media, according to CNN. Thank you! I will update. The most recent unofficial report is estimating at least 1400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiz109 1,532 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 that is terrible, I hope they get the situation contained soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead. 2,080 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Yesterday even a restaurant fire where no one died had people spreading they saw dying people with burned bodies. People shouldn't just spread any rumors and unofficial death toll like this on the internet. It causes panic, as if their families aren't worried enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay 11,273 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 thats terrible... condolences to all victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyujin 1,545 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgl 5,919 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Not even a moment of respite from this tragedy. The news about dangerous chemicals seeping into the soil and groundwater will likely cause a huge negative environmental impact that might last for years or even decades.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneeze 308 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 seems there is a lot of theories about the government trying to hide the death counts, which ... China, wouldn't be surprised, but it is better to wait for official information at the very least lots of tweets, etc. being deleted after reporting differently from what the media has been selectively told now they are seriously evacuating people, unbelievable that it could be in residential water lines - talk about potentially illegal activities in regards to handling hazardous materials via https://www.reddit.com/live/veh2e41lp0he https://twitter.com/willripleyCNN/status/632435574654132224 https://twitter.com/willripleyCNN/status/632452420245688320 https://twitter.com/willripleyCNN/status/632496216740270080 https://twitter.com/hanbingxin/status/632610054709997568 https://twitter.com/hanbingxin/status/632605412269797377 https://twitter.com/hanbingxin/status/632577886441107456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletWhimsy 2,203 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Yesterday even a restaurant fire where no one died had people spreading they saw dying people with burned bodies. People shouldn't just spread any rumors and unofficial death toll like this on the internet. It causes panic, as if their families aren't worried enough. ^ Very good point. I see many ignorant people harshly judging China's way of handling this situation. But those people should really take the time to think about how many people China has, and the consequences of losing control if chaos ensues. It's a country that can't be governed the exact same way that the US or Canada is. Lots of individuals on the Internet think just because a country doesn't run its people like the way theirs does, then that country has an inferior/less morally righteous government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Bae 3,001 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 That's awful. Condolences to all the victims, and I hope the situation can be fixed as soon as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.