Explosives blast rips apart port in China
13/08/2015
TIANJIN, CHINA - A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 14 people, state media reported Thursday, as witnesses described a fireball produced by the blasts ripping through the night sky.
An AFP reporter at the scene observed shattered glass up to three kilometres from the blast site, after a shipment of explosives detonated in an industrial zone, raining debris on the city.
Plumes of smoke billowed over buildings six hours after the explosion, which occurred around 11.30pm (1630 GMT) local time.