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2015 Tianjin explosions

2015 Tianjin explosions

Disaster
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others. The explosions occurred at a container storage station in the Binhai New... Wikipedia
Date: August 12, 2015
Location: Port of Tianjin
Cause: Auto-ignition of nitrocellulose
Coordinates: 39°02′23″N 117°44′11″E / 39.03972°N 117.73639°E
Non-fatal injuries: 801