13 reported dead, 300 injured, after blast rocks busy Chinese port

originally posted by: makemap
Too much idiots trying to figure out the explosion. It is obviously the biggest firework you'll ever see. Look at the Chinese video again. I doubt TNT creates tiny flares.

Not like the Toronto Propane explosion.

www.express.co.uk...

Those are not tiny. It's most likely barrels or some type of container flying into the air.

Explosion has caused 36 fire officers and soldiers lost contact with 33 people injured 2 people sacrifice

Tianjin Fire Department sources said the detachment zone, bonded detachment has 36 officers and soldiers lost contact, 33 wounded soldiers in hospital, two soldiers died. According to a preliminary understanding of the scene when the fire broke out seven containers exploded, igniting the surrounding buildings and parking lots and open yard explosion, explosion area of ​​about 5300 square feet.

Tianjin Development Zone fire brigade fireman introduced after the first sound explosion site, the squadron has sent three squadrons of the police, after the second sound explosion, more than two-thirds of the fire brigade have injuries, there are still More than twenty members lost contact, "do not know is buried at the scene or the hospital."

Any reports of chemical hazard to the area?

a reply to: Leonidas

跑

到達菜刀

Translation:

Run

Get to the chopper

as many have said (but beijing won't) this was a state owned r&d facility.

apparently too much development and not enough research.

Updates

a reply to: earthling42

are you sure? i could of swore i heard "COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE"

but on a truer level, i sure hope the universe takes it easy on the lost.

a reply to: fixitwcw

I'll just leave this video of the Pepcon explosion in (Henderson, Nevada*) here...

Pepcon Explosion

State owned or not is hardly the issue.

a reply to: Leonidas

That was in Henderson, NV. Just on the southern outskirt of Vegas. I was in 7th grade when that happened. My school was over by Nellis AFB and I remember everything shaking. Our first thought was that a plane from Nellis had crashed in the football field.

a reply to: Alchemst7

I stand corrected, thank you. Nevada.

Supercomputer china Tianjin link

originally posted by: oletimer
Daylight

images of the aftermath

Holy mother of god, this looks horrible, I can't imagine the numbers being so low.

a reply to: Stormdancer777

they arent

a reply to: woogleuk

I would imagine it is possible that debris traveled 10km yes...but as far as the destructive wave goes it seems likely to be less than half a mile.

originally posted by: Leonidas
a reply to: fixitwcw

I'll just leave this video of the Pepcon explosion in (Henderson, Nevada*) here...

Pepcon Explosion

State owned or not is hardly the issue.

I read that as popcorn explosion, and got all excited thinking it was a popcorn factory or something exploding, then realized it wasnt...

OMG could it be sabotage?

a reply to: LeatherNLace

Ho-ly sh**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At 17 secs you see the blast and at 27 the building is rocked by the pressure wave. I would imagine anyone within a half mile was affected.

originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: LeatherNLace

Ho-ly sh**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At 17 secs you see the blast and at 27 the building is rocked by the pressure wave. I would imagine anyone within a half mile was affected.

3 seconds=1km distance.

So 10 seconds would roughly equal ~3km/2miles distance from the blast to the camera man.

How could we make difference between nuclear and non nuclear explosion, if we are not on the place with proper detectors? And if state sponsored media deny it saying instead it were chemical, weapons storage, or whatever else? Is there a reliable way to detect nuclear explosion from another country?