Posted on 08/12/2015 11:03:18 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta
Footage circulating online appears to show a massive explosion in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, the cause of which is not yet known. The explosion reportedly occurred at the Tianjin Binhai New Development Zone at about 23:30 (15:30 GMT). Pictures and video footage shared on social media suggest a number of people were wounded by the blast. Several nearby tower blocks are without power, according to the Chine
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What is your problem?
Thank you, SE mom.
You just watch their recent videos and those we produce about China....our cities and infrastructure look like antiques as well as our transportation. None of our major cities can compare to what they're doing on the other side of the world. which by the way our politicians have made possible....
So they can handle their citizens and their country's very well...no matter how we might think otherwise. Look at it like what we were doing in our Industrial Revolution.....we had a lot of accidents as well.
But it's not just China either....even go to Kazbekistan and other M. Eastern major cities. it's astounding really.
Maybe someone should check the telefrag op logs to see if a package was delivered to Tinajin..
Here’s just one that leads up to their massive infastructure and resources they’r building....amazing.
“China from above the future is now”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrG-W6Yrt2c
pfl
Wi Tu Hott.
People’s Daily,China
9 minutes ago
#Tianjin: 6 firefighters died, several others still out of contact during rescue operation
Not really explosive.
It is a great cleaning, but it can do some rather interesting things. If you get it on aluminum, it will etch it and make hydrogen gas.
The processes to produce it are pretty varied, but the most common is electrolysis. So you make hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaCl) from brine (NaCl and water).
Lots of things that can make hydrogen and go boom there.
PzFeed: BREAKING NEWS: At least 36 firefighters missing after massive explosions in China
Praying for those killed or injured in this catastrophe.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33896292
Scrolling down there’s a photo of a man standing next to a destroyed building described as dorms for workers. There must be scores of dead- but it does’t appear there are rescue workers.
Yep.
The Beijing fire department sent two UAVs and eight firefighters to Tianjin for the blast rescue at 3:53 a.m. Thursday.
According to the official Weibo of the Beijing fire department, eight firefighters arrived at Tianjin Binhai New Area at around 6:50 a.m. this morning.
They drew a 360 degree panorama of the scene of the accident with the help of the drones, which will provide detailed support for the rescue.
Second blast as powerful as 46 Tomahawks combined
Two blasts rocked Tianjin Binhai New Area on Wednesday night. The first blast was equivalent to 3 tons of TNT while the second one was equivalent to 21 tons. In other words, the two blasts could be compared to seven and 46 U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles combined, respectively.Firefighting suspended at Tianjin blast site
Firefighting efforts at the site of the blast in Tianjin have been suspended, because the number of hazardous chemicals at the explosion site is unknown, CCTV reported.
Tianhe-1 supercomputer stopped due to safety concerns
Scientists have stopped the Tianhe-1 supercomputer due to safety concerns after the Tianjin warehouse blasts.
The Tianhe-1 supercomputer is located at the National Supercomputer Center in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin Municipality.
The warehouse blasts on Wednesday night broke some parts of the outer wall and glass of the center’s building.
According to scientists at the supercomputer center, Tianhe-1 has not been affected by the blasts, but out of safety considerations, they temporarily shut down the computer.
Executives of company responsible for blasts in police custody
Company executives of Richsea International Logistics, whose warehouse caused the two blasts in Tianjin, have been taken into police custody, pending further inquiries.
That makes sense. I wonder what that first fire and explosion was from.
Firefighting suspended at Tianjin blast site
Firefighting efforts at the site of the blast in Tianjin have been suspended, because the number of hazardous chemicals at the explosion site is unknown, CCTV reported
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