Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up the sky, and buildings are said to have collapsed.
Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed with casualties.
President Xi Jinping has urged "all-out efforts" to rescue victims and contain the fire, Xinhua state news agency said.
State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said a shipment of explosives had detonated but this was not confirmed.
State media also said senior managers of Ruihai Logistics, which owned the warehouse where the explosion took place, were being questioned by authorities............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33896292
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Chinese port operating as normal despite massive explosions, official says...
ReplyDeleteThe northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin is operating as normal after two massive explosions ripped through an industrial area nearby overnight, a port official said on Thursday.
"(The port is) operating as normal. We have not been affected," said an executive, who identified himself as the duty officer at Tianjin Port (Group) and gave his surname as Wei.
Tianjin is one of the world's busiest container ports.
Official Chinese media said the explosions killed 17 people and injured around 400.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Paul Tait)
- Reuters