Massive Explosion in Tianjin, China - Cause Unknown

[Greebo]

at leasdt 400 injured reported now. On the plus side the storage area in the docks appears to be quite some way away from the residential areas and luckily it happened at night so port was quiet.

 

[StriderX]

Well its hardly a surprise the Chinese aren't known for their safe work places... maybe this will spur almighty great leader to actually care about his billion or so residents.

 

[this_is_gav]

Well its hardly a surprise the Chinese aren't known for their safe work places... maybe this will spur almighty great leader to actually care about his billion or so residents.

Yeah, because we haven't had a massive explosion and fire in the last decade.

 

[Brian18741]

Man that second explosion was nuts!

 

[Woden]

Man that second explosion was nuts!

I thought it was petrol?

 

[Curio]

The 2nd explosion was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT. To put that in perspective, one of these is just 11 tons of TNT explosive yield:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast

 

[Neil79]

It's a serious situation, lots of people dead and injured. Getting reports from friends on that side of the world

 

[itchy]

oh the irony i didnt know you were a qualified explosives expert. Do you mind phoning the Chinese and telling them they got it all wrong and you know what happend?

Why so offencive?

All am saying is, that is no petrol explosion period.

 

[Scougar]

Why so offencive?

All am saying is, that is no petrol explosion period.

So what are you suggesting it is?

 

[this_is_gav]

All am saying is, that is no petrol explosion period.

I'm sure the families of the victims will be comforted with the smugness in which your conclusion was met.

 

[Kanifee]

Holy crap that looks devastatingly spectacular.

 

[Schlong&Stable]

I'm sure the families of the victims will be comforted with the smugness in which your conclusion was met.

Odds they read OCUK are...?

 

[itchy]

I'm sure the families of the victims will be comforted with the smugness in which your conclusion was met.

You guys are nuts, you really are.

Yes it might have started as a petrol explosion, but what am saying is the aftermath of said initial explosion. Was no petroleum based explosion that's for sure.

Don't matter hope people are safe and sound.

 

[this_is_gav]

Odds they read OCUK are...?

Zilch. And? So we can just laugh and smirk at the dead we don't know and be content with that? OK.

 

[Ilikeitblackplease]

click on this for films on road after the boom

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[Rroff]

at leasdt 400 injured reported now. On the plus side the storage area in the docks appears to be quite some way away from the residential areas and luckily it happened at night so port was quiet.

Atleast 17 dead - expected to be between 30 and 200 due to the number of critically wounded + unknowns/unaccounted for.

 

[Ilikeitblackplease]

Atleast 17 dead - expected to be between 30 and 200 due to the number of critically wounded + unknowns/unaccounted for.

did you the the film i posted the whole front entrance gets blown away.

 

[Rroff]

? just repeating whats being said in the news there.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Nearby cars...gives you a sense of scale of the nearby devastation something like that causes.