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Several photos shared on Twitter claim that another massive explosion has rocked Tianjin on Monday night. Widely shared images show a huge fire at a warehouse in Beichen District in Tianjin.

Journalist He Xiaoxin of The Beijing News (新京报) traveled to report from the scene of the massive explosion in a chemical warehouse at the Tianjin port, in which 104 people have been reported killed so far. Dramatic photos and videos of the explosion traveled quickly around the world via the Internet. But in this photo essay, He provides an up-close, personal look at the devastation. Propaganda officials have since banned media from reporting on the explosion or posting stories that did not originate from Xinhua:

Who could have seen this coming? Just a little over a week after a powerful explosion killed 114 and injured more than 700 in the Chinese port of Tianjin, it appears as though a second blast has occurred at a chemical warehouse, this time in China's eastern Shandong province. A residential area is reportedly located just 1 km away.

Owner of Tianjin Port warehouses linked to company probing blastsConnection showcases the complexity of China’s political systemSHANGHAI — The principal owner of the warehouses at the centre of the deadly blasts in Tianjin Port is also on the board of a state-owned company controlled by the State Council, the central authority investigating the explosions last week that killed at least 116 people and displaced thousands, based on an Associated Press report yesterday. Corporate paperwork shows that Yu Xuewei, the silent majority shareholder of Ruihai International Logistics, sits on the board of directors of a subsidiary of China Sinochem, one...

'Massive' amounts of dead fish wash ashore in TianjinMore than a week after the Tianjin warehouse explosion that killed at least 114 people, large numbers of dead fish have washed ashore in the northern Chinese city, causing fresh public alarm and inciting fears of greater environmental damage linked to the chemical blast. Photos of thousands of small dead fish on the shore of the Haihe River circulated widely on social media soon after they were published by Chinese state media late Thursday afternoon. One posting was forwarded more than 6,000 times and received 4,300 comments less than three hours...

Some residents and journalists near the blast site in Tianjin experienced skin burns as rain hit the Binhai New Area on Tuesday. Amid fears the rain could spark toxic reactions with chemicals at the site - in particular with hundreds of tonnes of sodium cyanide - an official urged the public to "stay far away". As the rain progressed, an unusual white foam emerged on roads near the blast site. A journalist for Caixin reported feeling burns on the lips and arms after being exposed to the rain.

First rainfall since Tianjin explosion leaves city covered in mysterious white foam The first rainfall to wash over Tianjin since a series of blasts struck a warehouse in the Binhai district last week has sparked a new wave of concern as an unidentified white foam has appeared on the streets. Some who made contact with it are reporting a burning sensation on their face and lips, while others are reporting a stinging sensation on their arms. Some have said they experienced an itchy sensation, according to a NetEase News report.

Tianjin Blasts: Rains Could Turn Sodium Cyanide into Deadly Hydrogen Cyanide Gas By Mugdha Variyar | Updated: August 17, 2015 10:58 IST The woes for residents in China's Tianjin port city are far from over following the deadly explosion last week as the exposed sodium cyanide has the potential to release the lethal hydrogen cyanide if it rains in the region. Sodium cyanide, which is in a solid state in a powder form, releases the deadly hydrogen cyanide when it comes in contact with water, and environmental experts have raised an alarm of this happening as storms approaching the region...

Foreign companies around Tianjin blast suspend operationsSHANGHAI (AP) — Foreign companies have suspended operations around the Tianjin port as officials scramble to contain the toxic fallout of last week's deadly chemical explosions, which dealt a blow to northern China's emerging economic hub. Toyota said over half its China production capacity would be offline at least through Wednesday. The company has operations near the blast evacuation zone and said Monday that it had suspended three production lines, which can produce 530,000 vehicles a year. Thousands of Volkswagen, Toyota, Hyundai and Renault cars, mostly pricey imports, parked on lots near the...

Tianjin: Chemical warfare teams race to clear deadly sodium cyanide amid fears rain could generate new toxic gas cloud Tianjin: Chemical warfare teams race to clear deadly sodium cyanide amid fears rain could generate new toxic gas cloud Chinese soldiers including chemical warfare specialists are racing to clear hazardous materials at the Tianjin blast site ahead of forecast rain which could generate new clouds of toxic ... most of them fire fighters, state … ABC Online · 7 minutes ago

Tianjin explosions: sodium cyanide on site may have been 70 times allowed amount Official death toll rises to 112 as officials find what they believe to be hundreds of tonnes of the toxic chemical Fergus Ryan in Beijing Sunday 16 August 2015 09.26 BST Chinese officials have found what they believe to be hundreds of tonnes of sodium cyanide at two locations within the site of Wednesday’s deadly blasts in Tianjin as a massive cleanup effort continues, state media reported on Sunday. The discovery came after reports claimed that up to 700 tonnes of the chemical – 70 times the...

Death Toll in Tianjin Explosions Rises to 112, With 95 Missing by Phil Helsel and The Associated Press More bodies were found in the aftermath of Wednesday's powerful explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, bringing the death toll to 112, state media reported Sunday local time. State media agency Xinhua reported that 95 people remain missing, including 85 firefighters. More than 770 people remained hospitalized.

China Evacuates Tianjin Blast Area Amid Fears of Toxic Chemicals in AirCivilians in temporary shelter relocated after wind-change warning, state media says BEIJING—Authorities on Saturday ordered residents to leave the vicinity of the deadly warehouse blasts in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin, amid concerns over airborne chemical pollutants and fresh fires at the scene. Civilians resettled at a temporary shelter near the blasts, which killed at least 104 people and injured more than 700 others, were transferred to another location after officials received warning of changes in wind direction, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said. Several other Chinese...

Four years ago, following the Sendai tsunami and resulting explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese government had just one goal: to minimize panic among the population, even if it meant blatantly lying about the resulting deadly radioactive fallout the public was exposed to. After all the top prerogative among government bureaucrats has always been to minimize social disturbance even if it means sacrificing countless individuals to a death that could have been avoided if only the government had told the truth from the beginning.This was also the playbook followed by the Chinese government three days ago...

Tianjin explosions: police order mass evacuations amid further blasts Everyone within three kilometres of blast site in China urged to get out amid fears of poisoning by sodium cyanide as death toll rises to 85Armed police are evacuating everyone within three kilometres (1.9 miles) of the Tianjin blast site in China after fires reignited and seven to eight explosions rocked the area on Saturday, local media reported. Hundreds of evacuees housed at a temporary shelter for the homeless in a nearby primary school were also being moved away, amid fears that highly toxic chemical sodium cyanide discovered at the...

Fresh blasts have been reported at the Tianjin site which was earlier rocked by explosions at a chemical warehouse killing dozens. The latest explosions were heard on Saturday, 15 August, sending plumes of smoke into the sky, state news agency Xinhua reported. Fresh fires broke out worsening the situation. Though the fire appeared to have been controlled, smouldering wreckage three days after the initial explosions on Wednesday, 12 August has caused concern. At least 85 people, including 21 firefighters, have been killed and hundreds of others injured. All inhabitants within a 3km radius have been evacuated. Many of them have...

Tianjin blasts: police order mass evacuations amid further explosions Everyone within three kilometres of blast site in China urged to get out as death toll rises to 85 and firefighters battle blazes for a third day Fergus Ryan in Tianjin Saturday 15 August 2015 06.29 BST Armed police are evacuating everyone within 3km of the Tianjin blast site as seven to eight explosions raised fears of yet more casualties on Saturday, Beijing News has reported. Hundreds of evacuees housed at a temporary shelter in a nearby primary school for the homeless were also being moved away, Beijing News reported. Fires...

Death Toll in Chinese Fire Rises, Along With Anger at Apparent Safety LapsesBEIJING — The high-rise apartment complex closest to Tianjin’s toxic chemical storage inferno was only 2,000 feet away, despite Chinese laws requiring a 3,200-foot minimum distance from hazardous sites.

China defends initial response to chemical fires after port blasts China on Friday defended fire fighters who initially hosed water on a blaze in a warehouse storing volatile chemicals, a response foreign experts said could have contributed to two huge blasts that killed 56 people. At least 21 fire fighters were among the victims of the explosions at the port in the northeastern city of Tianjin on Wednesday night, the official Xinhua news agency said, calling it possibly the highest death toll among fire crews since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. About 720 people...

World | Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:53am EDT Related: World, China Chinese official defends fire fighters after Tianjin blasts, experts focus on response TIANJIN, China | By Adam Rose and Megha Rajagopalan A senior Chinese official defended fire fighters who initially hosed water on a blaze in a warehouse in northeast China where volatile chemicals were stored, a response foreign experts said could have contributed to two huge blasts that killed 54 people. More than a dozen firefighters were among those killed by the massive explosions at the busy port in Tianjin city on Wednesday night, state media said. About...