Thursday, August 13, 2015

Apocalyptic aftermath of the Chinese fire which left at least 44 dead: Pictures show full devastation of the warehouse explosions

                       Inferno: Flames tore through a fleet of Renault cars, damaging more than 1,000, after the explosions at a warehouse late on Wednesday
Enormous explosions in a major Chinese port city have killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, leaving an apocalyptic landscape of incinerated cars, crumpled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings. 
Two blasts, which sent fireballs soaring above skyscrapers, detonated with such force they registered on the Richter scale and were visible from space.
At least 12 firefighters have died and 32 other people are in a critical condition after the explosions ripped through the city of Tianjin, around 90 miles from Beijing

       Blast: The huge explosion hit an industrial area of China last night in the north-eastern city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 and injuring 500
Explosive: The National Earthquake Bureau reported two blasts before midnight local time in China, which measured on the Richter scale
  Blaze: At least 44 people have been killed and up to 500 more injured after several explosions tore through a warehouse in Tianjin
  Ablaze: Several vehicles are seen burning following blasts in Tianjin municipality late yesterday evening, which killed at least 44 people  Tackling the blaze: Firefighters work at the site as smoke and fire rise from the debris after the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin
  The port city is a major vehicle hub where about 10,000 imported cars were destroyed - including 2,748 Volkswagens and 1,000 Renaults  Charred: Damaged cars are seen as smoke rises from the debris after the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, last night
  The blasts, originating from the Tianjin Dongjiang Port Ruihai International Logistics Co for hazardous material, turned buildings in the immediate vicinity into charred, skeletal shells and left hundreds of cars reduced to husks     Destroyed: Rows of burnt out Volkswagen cars are seen near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China, this morning      Aftermath: In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from the site of explosions from a nearby building in the Binhai New Area in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality. The explosions claimed the lives of at least 44 people and injured 500 more
  Mangled: This car was turned into a twisted lump of metal from the force of the explosion in the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, China                       Apocalyptic: The fireball swept through a parking lot of up to 1,000 new Renault cars, blowing out windows and ripping off paint 
The enormous fireballs from the blasts rolled through a nearby parking lot, turning a fleet of 1,000 new cars into scorched metal husks
Carnage: Excavators clear wreckage near the site of the explosions that crumpled shipping containers at the Binhai new district in Tianjin
Obliterated: An aerial view of the explosion site in Binhai New Area of Tianjin. The detonations were so powerful they could be seen from space
Shock: A man looks at a row of damaged cars outside a residential building near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, China, today
Shattered: A worker walks past dormitories damaged by the shockwave from the explosion, which caused devastation for miles away
Blasts: Damaged vehicles are seen under bridges close to the site of the explosions at Binhai new district, Tianjin, early this morning
 Twelve of the dead were from among the more than 1,000 firefighters sent to the mostly industrial zone to fight the ensuing blaze

The aftermath: There was a huge explosion of inflammable material stored in a warehouse in Tianjin
Taking cover: Local residents gather on a street after the explosion rocked the area in north-eastern China
Shock: People react on a street following the blast at about 11.30pm local time in Tianjin, China
Stunned: An injured man walks out with other residents from an area near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China
Injured: A survivor is taken to a hospital following the explosion in Tianjin, which killed 44 people and injured up to around 500 others
Agony: A firefighter injured in the explosions receives treatment at Teda Hospital in Tianjin, China. At least 11 of his colleagues have died
Shell-shocked: An injured man is covered in blood as he waits in hospital after the explosion at the warehouse in Tianjin
Aftermath: In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from the site of explosions from a nearby building in the Binhai New Area in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality. The explosions claimed the lives of at least 44 people and injured 500 more.
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2 comments:

  1. lennoAugust 13, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    What a devastating tragedy

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  2. AnonymousAugust 13, 2015 at 4:57 AM

    Absolutely devastating and shocking. What on earth was in that that warehouse?

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