Tianjin Explosion: Blast In Warehouse Illegally Storing Chemicals, 2
Months After Deadly Disaster
Rescuers are seen at the site
of an explosion at a warehouse in Beichen district in Tianjin on Oct. 13, 2015.
A warehouse explosion hit the Chinese port of Tianjin, just two months after a
massive blast in the city left more than 160 dead.
Tianjin was hit by a
warehouse blast Monday night, just two months after explosions rocked the
port city in northern China leaving over 160 people dead.
The incident took
place at a warehouse storing "alcohol materials" in Beichen
district's Xiditou Township, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported, adding that there were no casualties. Nearly 6,600
pounds of alcohol were being stored in the 7,500 square-foot warehouse, the Associated Press reported,
citing Tianjin government's news office.
Two
people have been detained for illegally using the warehouse to store
chemicals, China’s local network CCTV News reported, adding that an investigation
is underway.
The Tianjin government also reportedly said the incident posed no hazardous
risks to people or the environment.
In August, a warehouse complex storing large amounts of
hazardous chemicals caught fire and exploded in Tianjin, 90 miles southeast of
Beijing, killing 165 people and leaving eight missing. Last month, authorities
announced they were ending search for
the missing people and a court will issue death certificates for those
unaccounted for.
Several arrests have been made in connection with the
deadly Aug. 12 explosions at the Ruihai International Logistics
warehouse. Investigations showed the warehouse stored at least 700
tons of sodium cyanide,
which can form a toxic vapor when combined with water.
According to Chinese safety regulations, large warehouses
of hazardous chemicals cannot be located within a kilometer, or 0.6 miles, of
residential sites, public buildings or transportation lines. But the warehouse
in Tianjin did not adhere to these standards, with at least three
residential complexes built within a kilometer of the site.
Structure of the Lead:
When: Oct. 13, 2015.
Where: Tianjin
How: Blast In Warehouse Illegally Storing
Chemicals
Keywords：
2. vapor 氣
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I got a idea from this article that where to live is important because if there is a factory near your house, you can't certainly know what would happen in the future. In China, it is common for factory owners to violate the regulations, and when an accident takes place, the owners just have to take responsibility of money, and next time they will do the same thing again.
回覆刪除It's so important to choose your own house. It must be checked the surrounding environment thoroughly. But in the future, chances are that many people will have the moment which chooses one is alive or died (do or die), since you cannot certainly make sure what would happen next. Finally,living in Taiwan is maybe no need to think that much than living in China.
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回覆刪除It's really dangerous to live in the areas that might be involed when the factories blow up. After the Tianjin Explosion, there was a small factory's explosion in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. But thanks to nobody got hurt in that accident.
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