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Huge explosion in Tianjin City

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  1. superfob

    superfob Mommy WOW! I'm a Big Kid now.

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    Damn, if there wasn't a fire before that, I would've assumed China just got nuked.....

    That shockwave was insane in the second video considering how far away it appeared to be.
     
  2. gambingo

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    Holy shiet
     
  3. RedRedemption

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    https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/3gr1bh/huge_explosion_reported_in_chinese_port_city_of/

    Holy ****...
     
  4. J Sizzle

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    WOW. That is absurd.
     
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    #26 No Worries, Aug 12, 2015
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  7. robbie380

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    Graphic security cam footage. Not bloody, but this guy probably did not survive.

    Tragic


    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Security footage shows China explosion. (Weibo)

    NEW VIDEO: <a href="http://t.co/tUWbyD86Ac">http://t.co/tUWbyD86Ac</a> <a href="http://t.co/GWu3h4LiNm">pic.twitter.com/GWu3h4LiNm</a></p>&mdash; Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) <a href="https://twitter.com/PzFeed/status/631537637027880960">August 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
  8. robbie380

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    No idea if those numbers are accurate, but here is a 50 ton TNT explosion

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bIQr62lZbsM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
  9. Zboy

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    Wow. Tragic.

    Hoping that the numbers are real low.


    ......a second person walks right in from the left corner.....

    *sigh*
     
  10. davidio840

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    Man I can't even imagine.

    [​IMG]

    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DLfen9rjfvI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  11. marky :)

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    The shock wave of those videos is insane. I don't see how the casualty count will be low. Sad
     
  12. hlcc

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    Something like this can happen any where, eg the massive fertilizer plant explosion at West, TX in 2013.
     
  13. rocketsjudoka

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    Tianjian is a pretty large city and the port for Beijing area. Given the density of the Chinese cities I'm hoping for the best but expect casualties to rise.
     
  14. RedRedemption

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    Anyone think there is any chance that China will downplay the casualty numbers?
     
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    I have no doubt about it.
     
  16. davidio840

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    Easily. There could be 50,000 deceased and they will claim 2k died. They don't want the negative attention in the media.
     
  17. Baba Booey

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    The first one looks like something from Independence Day.

    Hopefully most of the buildings were industrial and mostly empty. The early reports that it was a shipment of explosives seems like an awfully convenient excuse to say it wasn't an industrial accident. I am not buying it.

    [​IMG]
     
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    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g7FXeaahRsg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


    Prayers and thoughts for the many innocent victims... what a terrible image to see...
     

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