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Photos: China port explosion

  • Aug 13, 2015
  • Aug 13, 2015

At least 50 people, including 12 firefighters, died during massive explosions that destroyed the port operations in Tianjin, China.

China port explosion

China port explosion

A dangerous cargo storage exploded in the midnight in Tianjin, China on Aug. 12, 2015. At least 50 people were killed, many of them emergency responders, and at least 520 people have been hopsitalized according to state media. (Tpg/ZUma Press/TNS)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Smoke billows out from the site of an explosion that reduced a parking lot filled with new cars to charred remains at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China port explosion

China port explosion

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rise from the site of explosions from a nearby building in the Binhai New Area in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP) NO SALES

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China port explosion

China port explosion

Charred remains of a warehouse and new cars are left burned after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

A man with his wounds bandaged eats a bun in a hospital receiving victims of an explosion in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency smoke and fire erupt into the night sky after an explosion in the Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Thursday Aug. 13, 2015. Chinese state media reported huge explosions at the Tianjin port late Wednesday with large numbers of people reported injured. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP) CHINA OUT - NO SALES

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China port explosion

China port explosion

Photographers walk near the charred remains of a warehouse and new cars after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China port explosion

China port explosion

Guardas de seguridad y un vecino llevan lo que parece ser un cuerpo sin vida hacia un hospital en el nordeste de China en la localidad de Tianjin, el jueves 13 de agosto de 2015. Grandes explosiones sacudieron durante la noche un almacÈn de productos peligrosos en el puerto de Tianjin. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)

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China port explosion

China port explosion

Una mujer herida es atendida dentro de un hospital tras explosiones en el noreste de Tianjin, en China, el jueves 13 de agosto de 2015. Medios chinos informaron de grandes explosiones en el puerto de Tianjin el miÈrcoles por la noche. (Chinatopix Via AP) NO PUBLICAR EN CHINA

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China port explosion

China port explosion

Fire fighters in protective gear watch as smoke continues to billow out after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Evacuees line up for donated clothing at a temporary shelter at a primary school following explosions in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Chinese state media reported huge explosions at the Tianjin port late Wednesday. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT

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China port explosion

China port explosion

A man stands near broken glasses after a nearby explosion shattered windows at a residential compound, in China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions sparked overnight at a warehouse for dangerous materials in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin killed at least 13 people, injured hundreds and sent massive fireballs into the night sky, officials and state media outlets said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

A dormitory destroyed by the shockwave of a nearby explosion is seen in the northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Fire fighters in protective gear watch partially pink smoke continue to billow after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Smoke billows from the site of an explosion that reduced a parking lot filled with new cars to charred remains at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Photographers walk near the deformed remains of containers after an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killing many people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Associated Press

China port explosion

China port explosion

Charred remains of new cars are photographed after an explosion tore through the parking lot of a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions in the warehouse district sent up massive fireballs that turned the night sky into day in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials and witnesses said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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