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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.

At least 50 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured after massive explosions in northeast China. Rescuers have pulled a survivor from an industrial zone about 32 hours after…

Tianjin authorities said 701 people were injured including 71 in serious condition.

This story was originally published on July 29, 2015 at 4:20 p.m. Two massive explosions have rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin.

Two huge explosions at an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin have killed at least 44 people and injured close to 400.

Powerful explosions rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials and state media said.

The death toll from Wednesday’s massive explosion in the Chinese city of Tianjin continues to rise, with at least 44 people dead and 520 others hospitalized, of which 66 are in critical condition, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Thursday afternoon.

A series of huge explosions shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring more than 300, according to officials and state media.

A massive explosion shook the northern Chinese city of Tianjin late Wednesday, killing seven and injuring about 50 people, according to state media.