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Massive Explosion in China's Tinajin
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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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bang; boom; china; chinaexplosion; explosion; huskwedpooch; sumtingwong; tianjin
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

It was burning before it exploded. You can see the dark smoke rising from the light at the bgeinning and trailing over to the left of the screen..


21 posted on 08/12/2015 11:11:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Whoa!


22 posted on 08/12/2015 11:12:30 AM PDT by RedWing9 (Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
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To: tcrlaf

That sounds about right. Static electricity causes a lot of these massive explosions.


23 posted on 08/12/2015 11:12:46 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: mulder1
I agree with fireworks.

The trails of the flying debris are most similar to those in fireworks. Ordnance like rockets would not follow such classic ballistic arcs but take off on their own random trajectories as the motors ignited. Other ordnance like warheads or artillery shells wouldn't leave a trail.

24 posted on 08/12/2015 11:13:53 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: FreeAtlanta

I don’t think the Chinese are going to be so nice to the terrorists if they pull crap there...

There was a group of diaper-heads that tried to take over a jet in China (to crash into a building)

The people on board basically stomped 3 of them to death, and left the 4th alive for questioning.


25 posted on 08/12/2015 11:14:03 AM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: Travis T. OJustice
Would a gas main send those flaming metallic arcs of fire across the sky like in the pic?

Maybe if the explosion took power lines with it.

26 posted on 08/12/2015 11:14:37 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Password1234)
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To: FreeAtlanta

The first link to You Tube did show what seemed to be dead bodies. How are they ever going to put that blaze out, assuming it’s in a crowded city area?


27 posted on 08/12/2015 11:14:42 AM PDT by grania
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To: csvset

Zig! With great justice!


28 posted on 08/12/2015 11:16:25 AM PDT by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: tcrlaf; All

BBC/sky, etc. all over this.

CNN too busy attacking Trump, and feeding into the #BlackLivesMatter narrative.


29 posted on 08/12/2015 11:18:34 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: FreeAtlanta

wow, massive explosion today in Russia, too


30 posted on 08/12/2015 11:18:42 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: mulder1
"Possibly a fireworks factory?"

That was my first thought after seeing the photo.

31 posted on 08/12/2015 11:19:48 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Caustic soda?
http://yuanlongchem.com/


32 posted on 08/12/2015 11:20:28 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: tcrlaf

Which is generally now exclusively watch foreign news channels. US news media is lame across the board.


33 posted on 08/12/2015 11:21:31 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 21twelve

My thoughts too!


34 posted on 08/12/2015 11:21:34 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: grania

This area is part of a massive development of both industrial and high tower buildings.. Mostly empty for now.. And more being built.. The port there is huge.. And will likely grow..

We jumped off a cruise ship there and drove for miles thru complexes spread out for miles.. Empty.. For now..

This explosion will have zip for effect , hopefully casualties are minimal. These places have a lot of distance between them.. China is Hugh after all.


35 posted on 08/12/2015 11:22:18 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: silverleaf
"wow, massive explosion today in Russia, too"

Vodka distillery?

36 posted on 08/12/2015 11:22:23 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Mothra defending her island from the Chinese.


37 posted on 08/12/2015 11:24:34 AM PDT by jimpick
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To: Mr. K

reminds me of a famous song...


38 posted on 08/12/2015 11:27:25 AM PDT by brivette
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To: mass55th

Wuudka!


39 posted on 08/12/2015 11:27:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: AppyPappy; Travis T. OJustice

Would a gas main send those flaming metallic arcs of fire across the sky like in the pic?

Natural gas tanks might.

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It is very difficult to get an explosion from inside a natural gas storage tank. To ignite, it has to be mixed with air down to 5~15% concentration.

Massive fires happens, but for an explosion, it normally comes from a leak into a container (house) that first contained air.


40 posted on 08/12/2015 11:28:51 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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