China blasts: hundreds injured and at least 17 killed in Tianjin explosion fireball – latest updates

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:36:55 -0400

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/aug/13/tianjin-explosion-hundreds-injured-killed-china-blasts-latest-updates

China blasts: fireball from Tianjin explosions kills at least 50 – latest updates 天津港大爆炸

Coverage as huge explosions rock the northern port city of Tianjin

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2015 9:37 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:37:53 -0400

WOW! Here we go!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 12 at 2015 10:23 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:23:33 -0400

Still no clues as to what caused it? It is amazing that so few died. I think I felt that shock wave from my computer!

Response by SPC George Rudenko made Aug 12 at 2015 10:38 PM

SPC George Rudenko — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:38:49 -0400

BLEVE explosion, most likely a petro chemical plant. Thank goodness it was early morning with nobody working in the port area. I expect the aftermath pictures to resemble a war zone.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 12 at 2015 10:40 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:40:34 -0400

Some reporter in China said it was an explosives holdingarea but they have since been shut down.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 13 at 2015 6:22 PM

SN Greg Wright — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:22:12 -0400

Holy shit.

That is all.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 13 at 2015 6:30 PM

SN Greg Wright — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:30:22 -0400

"The first explosion was huge, and the second was even more powerful -- the equivalent of 21 metric tons of TNT or a magnitude-2.9 earthquake,"

Yikes. To put that in perspective, that's ONLY roughly 100 times less than Fat Boy.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/13/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/index.html

China explosion leaves dozens dead at busy port - CNN.com

Amid the destruction and the rising death toll in Tianjin, the cause of the enormous explosions that erupted late Wednesday remained unclear.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Aug 14 at 2015 2:45 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:45:54 -0400

Vulcan the God of Fire has been a Busy Boy this week. After watching the Train Trestle beside my Daughters House in Sherwood, OR burn courtesy of Video provided by a News Helicopter Overhead got to watch this explosion On-Line.