Posted on 08/12/2015 12:33:13 PM PDT by Kartographer
It appears that carry trades are not the only thing blowing up in China. A massive explosion, fireball, and mushroom cloud can be seen at chemical storage facility in the Chinese port town of Tianjin...
*AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER TIANJIN BLAST: XINHUA
As The Telegraph reports,
Series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China, caused a huge mushroom cloud and triggered shockwaves that could be felt miles away
Footage circulating online appears to show a massive explosion in China's northern Tianjin.
Reportedly caused by flammable cargo, videos from the scene show a dramatic fireball exploding near the site of a fire.
The official Xinhua news agency said the blast happened at around 11:30 pm (1630 GMT), when a deafening bang was heard as plumes of flame lit up the sky, scattering dust dozens of metres into the air.
It is still unclear what buildings and how many people were affected by the explosion, but one man filming was blown off his feet by the force.
Tianjin hospital says 100 casualties have already arrived, many with severe burns.
Tianjin is a major port and industrial area to the south-east of the Chinese capital, Beijing
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Another reason Caliph Baraq wants us to be powered by lithium ion batteries!
Thanks. That answers my questions.
It blew up real good
Holy LORD those videos show how horrendous that blast was. GOD help those people. What kind of chemical plant was that?
Yeah, about 25 seconds into it:
Terrorism? Islamic people do not like China and how they treat islamic chinese.
I think you are right about that from looking at the videos.
Amish at work again.
Question for anyone on thread? What is your go to news source for middle and far east?
WOW!
With any luck it blew their national supercomputer site into rubble
interesting stuff goes on at Tianjin?
sounds almost like a fuel-air bomb but on the ground
Looks like Buddha
Unhappy Buddha
no
It blowed up reel gewd
I’make bigger clouds than that after scarfing down a Tommy’s chili burger!
The EPA will be along shortly to talk to you about that. ;-)
Reminds me of the Galveston explosion in 1947 involving a ship full of ammonia nitrate.
Re: “Mushroom Cloud” from explosions.
While such a cloud is characteristic of any open-air nuclear device larger than a (legendary) suitcase, it will also happen with a sufficiently energetic non-nuclear explosion.
The concussion from the blast is telling. There must be many dead. 100+?
I hope our Gov files are safe.
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