Thursday, August 13, 2015

REPORTS NOW OF 9 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES AT THE CHINESE PORT CITY OF TIANJIN









Thursday, August 13, 2015 


Nine firefighters have been confirmed dead after two massive explosions tore through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, state television said this evening.

State media reported earlier that the blasts late on Wednesday had killed at least 17 people and injured as many as 400. 

It was not immediately clear whether the nine firefighters were among the 17 people already reported dead.

The Beijing News reported earlier that authorities had lost contact with 36 firefighters at the scene of the blasts.