The explosions happened in a warehouse storing hazardous materials. The risks of explosions of hazardous materials have grown with the surge in Chinese economy.
A cafeteria of a primary school in Binhai New Area turns into shelter after blasts in Tianjin on Thursday. More than 500 injured and evacuated people spent the night at the school.
Smoke rises over damaged containers and cars after huge explosions rocked the port city of North China's Tianjin, August 13, 2015.
People who were injured after blasts in a warehouse at the Binhai New Area receive treatment at a nearby hospital in Tianjin, China, Aug 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rocked an industrial area in the north Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 400.
Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods rocked an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and injuring around 250.
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