How big was the explosion in Tianjin?
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How big was the explosion in Tianjin?
In August 2015, a warehouse in the port of Tianjin in northern China experienced two major explosions. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the first explosion was as powerful as if three tons of TNT had detonated, and the second was equivalent to 21 tons detonating.
What’s happening in Tianjin?
A massive explosion is seen in Tianjin, China, Aug. 13, 2015, in this still image from a video taken by Zheng Yuan. Zheng Yuan
What happened in China’s port city explosion?
Enormous explosions in a major Chinese port city killed at least 44 people and injured more than 500, state media reported on August 13, leaving a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO Source: STR/AFP/Getty Images
How big was the second explosion of the Tiananmen Square earthquake?
According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the first explosion was as powerful as if three tons of TNT had detonated, and the second was equivalent to 21 tons detonating. This second explosion was so significant that astronauts orbiting Earth on the ISS could see it from space.
What happened in Tianjin 2015?
“Huge explosions rock Chinese city”, The Telegraph (video), UK, 13 August 2015, archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Extended panoramic view of Tianjin blast site, drone video, New China TV, 14 August 2015.
What media has media related to the 2015 Tianjin explosion?
^ “Tianjin announces compensations for martyred firefighters’ families”. China Daily. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Tianjin explosion. “Huge explosions rock Chinese city”, The Telegraph (video), UK, 13 August 2015, archived from the original on 13 August 2015.
How many people were arrested in the Tianjin blast probe?
^ “Chinese police arrest 12 in Tianjin blast probe: Report”. CNBC. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
What did Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang say about Tianjin blast?
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have urged all-out efforts to save the injured and minimize casualties in the Tianjin blast. The death toll from a Tianjin warehouse blast Wednesday night has climbed to 17, according to rescuers.
