7 reported dead, over 300 injured, after blast rocks busy Chinese port
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Two blasts shook the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin late on Wednesday. State media has reported that over 300 people have been injured, and at least 7 are dead.People's Daily newspaper claimed that several more remained trapped, as firefighters tried to bring the fire under control.
The blast had erupted from a shipment of explosives in a key industrial zone in Binhai New Area at about 11:30 pm local time (3:30 pm GMT), state broadcaster China Central Television said. The initial blast triggered a suspected petrol explosion in an adjacent reservoir.
URGENT: Huge explosion rocks #Tianjin, northeastern China pic.twitter.com/USnlhwseng (Video via @Holbornlolz) Details on http://t.co/3vDnGyTsS7
— RT (@RT_com) August 12, 2015The blast wave shattered windows in nearby offices and apartment blocks, and the impact was felt up to 10 km away.
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