China explosions: Tianjin blasts causing severe environmental impacts
56 people have died with more than 720 injured as a result of the explosions on Wednesday evening
Devastating chemical explosions hit the Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday and the disaster is causing serious environmental impacts on the area.
State media has reported that at least 56 people have died with more than 720 injured as a result of the explosions on Wednesday evening.
The explosions occurred at a warehouse in the Binhai port area owned by Ruihai Logistics, which specialises in handling hazardous goods including compressed gas, flammable liquid and toxic chemicals.
The Tianjin municipal environmental watchdog has set up 22 monitoring stations, of which five are checking water quality.
A team of 214 military specialists in handling nuclear and biochemical materials arrived in Tianjin on Thursday.
In the capital Beijing, about 150 km northwest of Tianjin, municipal government officials said Friday that the explosions didn’t affect air quality in the city.
Zhou Tian, Tianjin’s fire chief, told reporters on Friday that more than 1,000 firefighters continued to battle “raging” fires.
