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Families flee 'toxic cloud' from Chinese warehouse inferno which killed 50
Daily Mail ^
| 8/13/15
| Mark Duell and Simon Tomlinson and Emma Glanfield for MailOnline Read more: http://www.dailymail.co
Posted on 08/13/2015 7:50:15 AM PDT by Kartographer
Hundreds of families have fled their homes amid fears a cocktail of deadly chemicals had been spewed into the air after two explosions rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
At least 50 people have died after the blasts erupted at a warehouse for hazardous materials, leaving an apocalyptic landscape of incinerated cars, crumpled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.
Hundreds of people were also injured in the explosions which unleashed fireballs that lit up the night sky, shattering window miles away and raining debris across the city.
Twelve of the dead were from teams of more than 1,000 firefighters sent to fight the ensuing blaze which broke out in the city of Tianjin, around 90 miles from Beijing, at around 11.30pm local time last night.
The blasts detonated with such force they registered on the Richter scale and were visible from space, sending terrified residents running from their homes fearing there had been earthquake.
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Blaze: At least 44 people have been killed and up to 500 more injured after several explosions tore through a warehouse in Tianjin
To: Kartographer
Enormous: A satellite photo released by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows the explosion (ringed) above the city of Tianjin in China
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posted on
08/13/2015 7:53:06 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Incredible - nto only for the destruction, but the downwind hazard.
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posted on
08/13/2015 7:54:28 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
To: Kartographer
As usual, the UK news media reports more extensively than the US media journ-o-listers.
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posted on
08/13/2015 7:59:42 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
(Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
To: Kartographer
So which EPA agent caused this?
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:00:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Old Sarge
It’ll sail right over South Korea and Japan in a couple of days.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:00:38 AM PDT
by
struggle
To: Kartographer
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:01:04 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: Kartographer
Anyone who believes only 50 people were killed is very gullible.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:01:13 AM PDT
by
Revel
To: Noumenon
The Daily Mail always has the best photo essays.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:03:04 AM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
(NSA: The only government agency that really listens.)
To: Kartographer
The cars are all the same.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:04:45 AM PDT
by
Ray76
(When a gov't leads it's people down a path of destruction resistance is not only a right but a duty.)
To: Ray76
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:05:36 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Is Renault going to have a Scratch & Dent Sale?
To: ImJustAnotherOkie; Ray76
The price of scrap metal just took a dive!
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:07:13 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
THe top photo at the link shows numerous apartment buildings on the other side of that burned out lot of cars. Think about that for a minute. They are building masses of apartments right next to toxic chemical storage facilities. Even without the explosion it would be deadly.
I’d be surprised if the real death toll wasnt over 5000.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:07:49 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
That’s a holding lot for cars entering or leaving the country.
To: AppyPappy
Right, with rows of 30 story apartment buildings on the other side.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:12:39 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Revel
I remember on 9/11 right afterwards one of the News Channels put up on their crawler “2 Confimed Dead”....
As if that was going to be the whole death count.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:14:02 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: Kartographer
50? That number is insultingly low. An explosion that can be seen from
space and only 50 died? Give me a friggin' break! Chicoms controlling their press again as per usual.
CC
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:14:22 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(Sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof)
To: Old Sarge
Tianjin, Tijuana, it all smells the same to me.
Like poop and carcinogens.
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posted on
08/13/2015 8:15:06 AM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
('Zionists crept into my home and stole my shoe' - Headline)
To: driftdiver
With China, you’ll never know.
Hardly anyone has heard of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake, yet it may very well be the worst natural disaster in history, with estimate of over a half million deaths.
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08/13/2015 8:15:18 AM PDT
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dfwgator
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