Huge Explosion in China - Page 5
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andrewlt
United States7644 Posts
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TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
It's Tianjin a port city, and the place where it exploded was a transfer station for containers. Chemicals like that are parked there before going through the necessary customs paper work. If you expose that to the open air and other contaminants, you have the kind of mess that we see here. Who know what actually exploded though because they are reporting all of the paper work got destroyed in the explosion so they need to trace back what was there. | ||
Hot_Ice
139 Posts
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Hot_Ice
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digmouse
China6279 Posts
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Faust852
Luxembourg4004 Posts
... The crater. | ||
JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
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dae
Canada1600 Posts
Holy.... | ||
whatisthisasheep
624 Posts
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/asia/china-tianjin-blasts/index.html Ten senior executives of the company that owned the warehouse site that exploded in the Chinese city of Tianjin have been detained, state media reported Tuesday, as authorities promised to investigate the cause of the disaster. Li Liang, the president of Tianjin Dongjiang Port Rui Hai International Logistics Co, which stores and transports chemicals, was among those being held, as was the company's vice president, Cao Haijun, and Song Qi, the chief financial officer. They have been under detention since August 13. Earlier reports had said two unnamed executives of the firm were in detention. MORE: Were 'hero' firefighters ill prepared for enormity of blasts? Massive explosions rocked the northeastern coastal city late Wednesday, killing at least 114 people, officials said, and devastating a large industrial zone and nearby residences. At least 57 people are still missing, according to authorities. Thousands of officials, firefighters, policemen and local residents mourned the victims at the blast site Tuesday, bowing their heads and observing a moment of silence to pay their respects. Questions over license Official news agency Xinhua said the company was licensed to handle dangerous chemicals at the time of the blasts but only obtained that license in June. A previous license had lapsed in October 2014. The warehouse was a temporary storage facility that housed materials after they arrived at the port and before they were transported elsewhere, city officials have said. Several hundred tons of sodium cyanide, a highly toxic chemical that can kills humans rapidly, have been found at two locations and are being cleaned up. China's State Council has formed an investigative committee to "give a responsible answer" on the cause of the disaster and promised "serious punishment," Xinhua reported Tuesday. "Many are questioning about the number of people killed in the blasts, the emergency assistance provided, and the handling of the aftermath. Some are even suspicious, with rumors circling," said a commentary in the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece. "In the face of an accident that has caused heavy losses of life and property, the central government's attitude is clear and resolute: a thorough investigation and severe punishment are beyond any doubt," it concluded. | ||
evilfatsh1t
Australia8513 Posts
im not saying its unlikely that some rules were broken, but for the authorities to be jumping to conclusions already and promising to take action just seems childish | ||
Yurie
11531 Posts
On August 19 2015 13:19 evilfatsh1t wrote: not sure exactly what the circumstances were behind the blast, but it seems pretty dumb to me that the authorities are already hellbent on punishing people for this. what if it really was just some freak accident? im not saying its unlikely that some rules were broken, but for the authorities to be jumping to conclusions already and promising to take action just seems childish They can promise it now and people are happy. Then in a year or so when everything is found out and they know what happened they can just drop it if they want to since the public clamour has stopped. Can't be sure they mean, often it is just said to stall for time. | ||
Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On August 19 2015 13:19 evilfatsh1t wrote: not sure exactly what the circumstances were behind the blast, but it seems pretty dumb to me that the authorities are already hellbent on punishing people for this. what if it really was just some freak accident? im not saying its unlikely that some rules were broken, but for the authorities to be jumping to conclusions already and promising to take action just seems childish Well it's either not regulated well enough or they were breaching regulations. Seems normal for authorities to assume the latter rather than take any blame. | ||
RapidTiger
59 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain17182 Posts
On August 20 2015 00:35 RapidTiger wrote: China's economic shock just got compounded by this huge explosion... Yeah, I don't believe that at all. | ||
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