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He also described regaining consciousness and seeing what he described as fire rain falling from the sky.

Renault said that almost 1500 of its imported cars stored in a warehouse at the port had been burned while Toyota said the blasts broke windows at its vehicle assembly, logistics, and research buildings, which are jointly run with China’s FAW Group.

The death toll could have been higher had the explosions occurred during the day, when more people would have been working in the area.

Xinhua reported that firefighters were called to the warehouse at 10:50 p.m., and the explosion occurred around 40 minutes later. There also are worries over fumes released by chemical fires.

Officials said Zhou had no recollection of when he reached the scene, and it was not clear whether he was among the first responders to the site who were caught up in the giant blasts, or if he arrived some time later.

Tianjin authorities suspended firefighting on Thursday so chemical experts could survey for hazardous materials and the local Environmental Protection Bureau said it had identified toluene and chloroform in the air.

The Tianhe-1A, however, managed to continue running smoothly, following the blast, Xinhua said on Thursday.

Among the dead were at least a dozen firefighters while around 700 people were injured, including more than 70 seriously hurt.

The initial blast is believed to have ignited other explosions at nearby companies. “They were caught off guard, so the casualties are grave”, the survivor who was rescued on Friday morning said.

It said the initial blast then ignited further explosions nearby.

A dozen firefighters were among the dead, state media said, adding that 71 sustained serious injures.

The National natural disaster Bureau said the first blast was the equivalent of 3 tons of TNT, and the second 21 tons.

People had left their high-rises and were sleeping on blankets in the street, with suitcases at the ready, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

A vehicle bomb exploded at the entrance Kabul’s the global airport Monday, killing at least five people in the latest bloodshed following a 24-hour blitz of Taliban bombings and attacks last week.

KABUL-At least five people were killed when a auto bomb exploded near the entrance of Afghanistan’s main global airport on Monday, continuing a wave of violence that has left more than 50 people dead in Kabul since last week.