13 reported dead, 300 injured, after blast rocks busy Chinese port

a reply to: Rocker2013

You can get a rough estimate from one of the videos that appears to be pretty far back. It takes about 7 or so seconds for the shockwave to reach them so they are about 1.5 miles away give or take.

So no way that 10km of destruction is realistic from the videos I have seen.

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images of the aftermath

a reply to: oletimer

I don't see how there are only 13 dead in all that. That is massive destruction.

that was a hell of a blast. will be interesting to know what happened. if they tell us.

The Chinese Communist government will be determining who should commit suicide shortly......

Storing explosives next to more explosives, not very smart. The secondary blast was bigger than the first, earthquake meters registered the secondary explosion at 21 tons of TNT.

In one word WOW! That was one huge explosion. If it is a chemical explosion, I would be high tailing it out of there!

a reply to: Rocker2013

I didn't say anything about nuclear.

I said impact and detonation. Like a thousand pounder only much bigger (only frame of reference sorry).

I say that because of a lack of multiple reactions in the video. I could always be wrong.

In one of the videos there is what appears to be a cement wall about a 1/4 mi away from the camera. When the second explosion occurs the wall comes hurling toward the camera and then the clip ends. The pieces of that wall were not slowing down at all. They said on the site I read that it was a shipment of TNT that exploded. All I know is this will be the beginning of the serious Chinese version of OSHA.

a reply to: TinfoilTP

Storing explosives next to more explosives, not very smart

But they saved some time and money for a while by doing it. Hope it was enough for a new complex.

The place now looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie.

CNN repoter gets hassled while outside hospital;

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a reply to: RoScoLaz4

I don't really blame the Chinese for being upset about the reporter being there. They don't want to see their tragedy being marketed to the world . I mean I didn't see any Chinese reporters around there. At least they still have enough respect for their people not to make merchandise out of their grief and loss. I hope they never change. I mean if you were laying on the ground injured and overcome with grief at the loss of your daughter....would you want a reporter filming you and talking about it ? So the news channel can make their ratings go up..

a reply to: HarryJoy

What a moron..

a reply to: Danke

This one? Freaking nuts.

17 dead, 32 in critical condition now. (AP)

originally posted by: Danke
a reply to: Rocker2013


So no way that 10km of destruction is realistic from the videos I have seen.

Is it not possible, given the size of the blast, that large debris was thrown 10Km?

Especially given how high some of it seemed to go.

I'm not saying it did, genuine question.

holy hell at 12-19 seconds...


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i think China arent giving the full information here.. especially the way hospitals and victims are being quietly reported on.

originally posted by: highfromphoenix

originally posted by: asen_y2k

originally posted by: highfromphoenix
Is this a U.S. retaliation for the pentagon hack?

The U.S. claimed it was a Russian hack but....send a message?

That depends on what actually blew up.

Of course. I was only speculating.

Welcome to ATS..

What is Chinese for

"uh, oh...RUN!"

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It may or may not be fireworks.

Not like the Toronto Propane explosion.

Here is so fireworks explosion.

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