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| Tianjin explosion: social media reactions to China blasts | Tianjin explosion: social media reactions to China blasts |
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| Residents of Tianjin who witnessed the two huge explosions that shook their city have taken to social media sites such as Weibo to post their pictures and video footage. | |
| Reports say that at least 13 people have been killed and hundreds injured by what official news agency Xinhua said was an explosion that ripped through a warehouse storing “dangerous goods” in the northern Chinese city. | |
| Matt Simon, a producer at CCTV in Washington DC, tweeted: | |
| Death toll has risen according to @PDChina. Now 17 in #Tianjin (h/t @daveyog01) https://t.co/mvOcGJaSCH | |
| The blasts damaged buildings, vehicles and property for several miles from the port. | |
| The National Earthquake Bureau reported two major blasts shortly before midnight. The first detonated with a force equivalent to 3 tonnes of TNT, the second equivalent to 21 tonnes. | The National Earthquake Bureau reported two major blasts shortly before midnight. The first detonated with a force equivalent to 3 tonnes of TNT, the second equivalent to 21 tonnes. |
| Jon Williams, managing editor of ABC News in New York, tweets: | |
| #China's @XHNews reports #Tianjin explosion caused two earthquakes, magnitude 2.3 & 2.9 pic.twitter.com/T6o4CddzKN | |
| Situated about 90 miles (140km) south-east of Beijing, Tianjin is one of China’s largest cities, with a population of about 11 million people. The high-speed train to Beijing takes 30 minutes. | Situated about 90 miles (140km) south-east of Beijing, Tianjin is one of China’s largest cities, with a population of about 11 million people. The high-speed train to Beijing takes 30 minutes. |
| This video of the explosion was posted on Weibo: | This video of the explosion was posted on Weibo: |
| More images of the devastation caused by the blasts, which may have been caused by a shipment of explosives detonating in the city’s port, were uploaded to social media sites. | More images of the devastation caused by the blasts, which may have been caused by a shipment of explosives detonating in the city’s port, were uploaded to social media sites. |
| #Tianjin Local media reports that buildings collapsed more than 10km away from the explosions pic.twitter.com/sKdHEyVHKa | #Tianjin Local media reports that buildings collapsed more than 10km away from the explosions pic.twitter.com/sKdHEyVHKa |
| Matt Simon also tweeted: | |
| NEW DETAILS: All residents near blast site in #Tianjin evacuated. Hospitals call for blood donations. [1] pic.twitter.com/RQqvlzM0ma | NEW DETAILS: All residents near blast site in #Tianjin evacuated. Hospitals call for blood donations. [1] pic.twitter.com/RQqvlzM0ma |
| NEW DETAILS: Explosion happened at Tianjian Dongjiang Port Rui Hai International Logistics Co. Ltd. It handles transport of hazardous goods | NEW DETAILS: Explosion happened at Tianjian Dongjiang Port Rui Hai International Logistics Co. Ltd. It handles transport of hazardous goods |
| More evidence of the damage caused by the blasts can be seen in this picture. |