TIANJIN, China, Aug 14 (AFP): Chinese authorities struggled Friday to extinguish fires and identify dangerous chemicals at a devastated industrial site, two days after giant explosions killed dozens and left residents in fear of being cloaked in a toxic cloud.
Officials in the northern port city of Tianjin, where the blasts killed at least 56 people and injured more than 700, told a news conference they did not yet know what materials were at the hazardous goods storage facility that exploded, or the cause of the blast.
China battles fires, contamination at chemical blast site
FE Team | Published: August 15, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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