Tianjin explosions: police order mass evacuations amid further blasts

The Guardian ^ | 15 August 2015 | Fergus Ryan

[TigerLikesRooster]

I suspect that they didn't really know what chemical is stored where and how much.

They were probably all stored in a haphazard manner. Firefighters may have been flying blind.

[RightGeek]

death toll rises to 85

Looking at the pictures of the wide area of devastation I would guess it is going to get much higher - even if it is just off shift workers and security guards. The first known deaths are probably the firefighters.

[Riley]

The chaotic scenes followed a rare glimmer of hope on Friday when Chinese rescue teams located the 19-year-old firefighter Zhou Ti at the site of the blast more than 30 hours after it occurred. Reports emerged on Saturday that he was only 20 metres away from the epicentre of the explosion when he was found alive.

I remember reading about NVA in I Corps in RVN that were found wandering around after somehow surviving the concussive force of an Arclight strike. Deaf, naked, bleeding out the orifices and crazy. Wonder what kind of shape he's in.

[TigerLikesRooster]

I suspect that this is the guy:

[Riley]

Yep- I just Googled him. Burns and lung damage. I have no idea how he survived the overpressure at all.

[TigerLikesRooster]

The death toll has now risen to 104

Tianjin, China, Explosion Area Evacuated as Death Toll Rises to At Least 104

[freeandfreezing]

The libertarians would love to be able to operate like the Chinese.

No, you are confusing the crony capitalism and corrupt government/business relationships of the liberal left with libertarian ideas.

But that's not surprising, you are continuing the long tradition of attacking people who want more personal responsibility, less government, and a return to the principles of the Constitution.

[RetSignman]

KERRY: (to Hassan Rouhani) “Sorry buddy, that shipment of nuclear components from China didn’t work out, we’ll try North Korea”

[Chode]

regulations???

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Our condolences to the families of the deceased firefighters. They are the bravest of the brave, just as those at the Fukeshima Reactor disaster were, and our own at 9/11.

[matt04]

I bet way more than 85 dead.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Now the death toll stands at 112.

[TomasUSMC]

DEVALUE YOUR CURRENCY AGAIN AND IT WILL BE 10X WORSE !!!