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2015 Tianjin explosions
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On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports,[2] and injured hundreds of others. The explosions occurred at a container storage station in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China. The first two explosions occurred 33 seconds apart.[3] The second explosion was much larger and involved the detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (approx. 256 tonnes TNT equivalent).[4][5] Fires caused by the initial explosions continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the weekend, resulting in eight additional explosions on 15 August.
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Date | 12 August 2015 |
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Time | ~23:30 – 02:00 CST (UTC) |
Venue | Port of Tianjin |
Location | Binhai, Tianjin, China |
Coordinates | 39°02′23″N 117°44′11″E |
Type | Ammonium nitrate disaster |
Cause | Auto-ignition of nitrocellulose[1] |
Deaths | 173 (including 8 missing, presumed dead) |
Non-fatal injuries | 801 |
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The cause of the explosions was not immediately known, but an investigation concluded in February 2016 that an overheated container of dry nitrocellulose was the cause of the initial explosion.[6] The official casualty report was 173 deaths, eight missing, and 798 non-fatal injuries. Of the 173 fatalities, 104 were firefighters.[7]