50 are confirmed dead, including 17 firefighters, and 701 have been hospitalized, 17 with severe injuries, in the 24 hours since the Tianjin warehouse explosion.
Dozens of people are still missing, and search and rescue teams are still working the site.
The cause of the Tanggu incident is still unclear. Firefighters, and bio-chemical disaster teams both were went to the scene, as well as search and rescue workers.
Source: inews.qq.com
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govt say the air is safe to breathe, so we have to believe it, right ? despite the fire still occur there, the chemichals and cars and all the stuff is producing hazardous gases and particles, it is safe according the state run news. yes, cpc will save them all...
Aug 17, 2015 08:48 Report Abuse