JCC Massive Explosion in Tianjin, China

Oh my goodness! That's insane! The experience of the shock of the explosion several seconds later is also, wow. I can't believe the death toll isn't higher with something of that magnitude.

 

The explosion is less of a risk given the area where it actually occurred would have a lower number of people in the area (i.e. it's a night). The main risk is the shockwave, which will do what's it's done here - break glass and send it flying.

 

That looked like the friggin' Death Star explosion, yikes.

In addition to the human casualties (which, as you note, will hopefully be small) there's also going to be a MASSIVE financial fallout -- also depending on what was in the port and may be destroyed / delayed.

 

Here's the satellite imagery of the area;

https://www.google.com.au/maps/plac...2!3m1!1s0x35ed8584f8878eb3:0x14a2e35d0ca30735

The industrial area is pretty densely packed; I can't pinpoint from the limited video footage/photography where this exactly was, but if it's a warehouse as reported it'll be on that island or the peninsula to the north of it.

So yes, economic cost = severe.

 

Hmmm. On Xin Gang 2nd Rd (oh I missed thee, Chinese Road Naming Conventions - Endersai, Formerly of #25, Lane 4, Alley 133, Section 4 Naking E Road, Taipei Taiwan ROC), towards the east of the map, you see a TianJin DeHai Filling Station and warehouses nearby. Given the reports suggest a warehouse of chems is what exploded and given that tracking west along Xin Gang 2nd Rd until it intersects with the highway near Xin Gang park brings you to residential apartment buildings I'd hazard a rough guess that's where the fire was.

 

Or you know, the lost productivity this represents which affects livelihoods?

 

Generally when people talk about economic fallout, it's stuff that'll result in lost wages, good shortages, economic uncertainty which has an effect on the average person.

Also, if some how 401(k)s were a victim in all this, that'd still be damaging as those are usually people's retirements.

 

I am actually of the view, now, that Mr Punk was being facetious.

Is this true, Mr Punk. Were you in fact 'aving a laugh?

 

That's absolutey horrible to watch.

 

Also, if it materially affects shipping at the port... where do you think most of those products are going to, in all likelihood?

 

FTFY. E's a props geeza, innit.

 

Oight then. Fanks bruv.

 

That's crazy ****. I'm pretty sure more than 13 people are dead. So many things yet to play out.

 

Juliet? Updates please.

 

Death toll now at 17.

 

44 dead as of last report.

 

Up to 50 now per BBC News.

 

Jesus that's awful to watch.

 

And it happened around 11PM local time so a lot of people were in those homes that were destroyed.

 

There's been another one.