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| Tianjin warehouse explosion: Hundreds queue to give blood at hospitals and donation buses | Tianjin warehouse explosion: Hundreds queue to give blood at hospitals and donation buses |
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| Hundreds of Chinese citizens queued up at hospitals and mobile donation buses to give blood in the aftermath of the Tianjin warehouse explosion. | Hundreds of Chinese citizens queued up at hospitals and mobile donation buses to give blood in the aftermath of the Tianjin warehouse explosion. |
| The blast on Wednesday night killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700 others, including firefighters who responded to initial reports of a fire. | The blast on Wednesday night killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700 others, including firefighters who responded to initial reports of a fire. |
| With many of those injured suffering skin trauma, hospitals in and around Tianjin issued appeals for blood donations – and were met with an overwhelming response. | With many of those injured suffering skin trauma, hospitals in and around Tianjin issued appeals for blood donations – and were met with an overwhelming response. |
| Images and videos posted online, showing queues to donate blood snaking around buildings, were widely shared on Chinese social media. | Images and videos posted online, showing queues to donate blood snaking around buildings, were widely shared on Chinese social media. |
| Tianjin, a densely-populated port city, was hit by two blasts at a warehouse storing “dangerous” chemicals in the middle of the night. | Tianjin, a densely-populated port city, was hit by two blasts at a warehouse storing “dangerous” chemicals in the middle of the night. |
| The second, larger explosion – equivalent to 21 tonnes of TNT – registered as a seismic event with the US Geological Survey and was seen by satellites from space. | The second, larger explosion – equivalent to 21 tonnes of TNT – registered as a seismic event with the US Geological Survey and was seen by satellites from space. |
| On Thursday afternoon, fires still burned at the industrial area but the efforts of firefighters were being scaled down to allow chemical experts to examine the site. | On Thursday afternoon, fires still burned at the industrial area but the efforts of firefighters were being scaled down to allow chemical experts to examine the site. |
| President Xi Jinping issued a statement demanding that authorities “make full effort to rescue and treat the injured and ensure the safety of people and their property”. | President Xi Jinping issued a statement demanding that authorities “make full effort to rescue and treat the injured and ensure the safety of people and their property”. |