ShowHBK Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Video: Aftermath: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 This was so bad.. So far 50 dead.. and i dont htink the death toll is anywhere near being complete how did people have thier camera's aimed at this though.. Im boggled by that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Holy shit. BBC's site said something about a shipment of explosives going off around a bunch of chemicals from a plant was the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Holy shit. BBC's site said something about a shipment of explosives going off around a bunch of chemicals from a plant was the cause The explosions were the equivelent of 3 tons of TNT, and tipped of Seismetronic meters (earthquake thing whos name is failing me miserably) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I read 22000 tons of tnt and a 2.9 on the Richter scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I work in export and don't ship much to Tianjin anymore, but this is going to have the same effect as the west coast strike in the US from Nov-June this year. the port of Shanghai is going to be hosed for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Im sure the number is going ot very all over the place.. i just know it was a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The explosions were the equivelent of 3 tons of TNT, and tipped of Seismetronic meters (earthquake thing whos name is failing me miserably) The first explosion was 3 tons, the second was 22 tons from what I read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33900268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I read 22000 tons of tnt and a 2.9 on the Richter scale Check your zeros... 22kt would be larger than Hiroshima, and roughly equal to the high-end estimates of Nagasaki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Whats crazy is there were cars that were over 2KM away that looked like this... (i dont konw where these cars were in relationship but i saw a reporter showing a car 2km away that looked like this) http://i.imgur.com/ECs0J0X.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Check your zeros... 22kt would be larger than Hiroshima, and roughly equal to the high-end estimates of Nagasaki. maybe just wishful thinking on my part. Who doesn't like big explosions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff1647545513 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The link I posted has a map of the car relationship, I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 22T would be a semi truck. Did you SEE the size of that mushroom cloud over those high-rise buildings? 2.9 on the Richter Scale? I think 22,000 tonnes is a reasonable guess, considering it's a heavy shipping port... Also...these pictures remind me how disappointed I am at how massive of an industrial force China has indeed become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowHBK Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 BBC World on XM this morning reported that the company was in the business of handling highly toxic materials and compounds. The new danger currently is if any of these toxic compounds were released into the air via this explosion and if they are currently spreading in the area. No other way to say it... This was a terrible incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 That is a HUGE explosion. Aweful news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Well its not about to get any better-- Matt Simon @MSimonTV We are told the cyanide that's leaking is on ground, not air. Crews deploying hydrogen peroxide to combat. [CFP PIC] http://i.imgur.com/qd0QlJB.jpg This is what really is the sad part.. we will never know the full effect this will have. The Tianjin Binhai New Area explosion, just how many people were killed? Officially published figures say 50 people died in the accident, 11 of which were members of the firefighting effort. However, "Apple" reporters followed family members of those missing, and police cars into the disastor-zone investigation. According to the police, 120 firefighters and armed police entered the site to help, but only 4 came out. Added with the others, there should ought to be approximately 200 dead. The police also said, there were many dead from those living in their houses, mostly from broken shards of glass. The power of the explosion was enormous, with everything within 10 kilometers being affected. Police also criticized firefighters for improperly fighting the fire with water; you must not use water, use chemical foam fire extinguishing instead. Most strange is this: I have a friend on WeChat (Chinese IM service), her friend was a soldier involved in the rescue, who told her that they had already lifted, two or three hundred bodies from the site. Internet users also said not to trust the news from the mainland." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 The explosion was so large it was seen from space. http://i.imgur.com/3i5NlMh.jpg weather satellite drone footage of the aftermath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 :no::no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GMoney Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Spent about 3 months in Tianjin about 5 years ago. Sad to see this happen to the people there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Watching these vids, I seriously keep looking to see if I can catch a glimpse of the Cloverfield monster... Micheal Bay is crapping his pants right now. Best wishes to those close by, especially in dealing with the "fallout" of this. China is not known for their level of "give a fuck" for their citizens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Probably a distraction from Chinas stock market. But seriously, I hope that are strong through this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Holy shit, absolutely immense explosion!! The compression wave in a couple of those videos is just unreal, looked like a small nuke going off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Just watched the vids...surreal and incredibly sad. Mankind will be destroyed by fire of his own making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Just watched the vids...surreal and incredibly sad. Mankind will be destroyed by fire of his own making. Oh, now we're gonna start blaming the caveman?! #cavemanlivesmatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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