A man wearing a mask walks past overturned shipping containers after explosions hit the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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People wearing masks look on near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
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Damaged vehicles are seen as smoke rises from shipping containers after explosions at Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
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Firefighters carry the body of a victim onto a van after explosions at Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
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Firefighters work at the site as smoke and fire rise from the debris after the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
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Paramilitary police stand in formation outside the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. At least 17 people were killed and 400 injured when two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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A paramilitary policeman wears a mask as he blocks the road leading to evacuated residential area and the explosion site in Binhai new district in Tianjin, China August 13, 2015. The death toll from two huge explosions that tore through an industrial area in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin more than doubled to 44, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Security personnel walk between damaged trucks near the explosion site takes pictures of pluming smoke in Binhai new district in Tianjin, China August 13, 2015. Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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Smoke rise from container boxes near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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Locals rest under tents at a primary school, which has been turned into a shelter for people living nearby, near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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A damaged road sign is seen near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 44 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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A figurine of Maitreya Buddha is seen under a broken car window, near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. Officials from the northeast Chinese city of Tianjin, where two huge blasts in warehouses containing toxic chemicals and gas killed 44 people, said just a week ago they had discussed tightening safety standards with companies at the port. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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An injured firefighter grimaces as he is examined in a hospital following explosions in northeastern China’s Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Chinese state media reported huge explosions at the Tianjin port late Wednesday. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
epa04881661 A damaged bus is seen on the road after a huge explosion rocked the port city of Tianjin, China, 13 August 2015. According to media reports, a massive explosion believed to have come from a shipment containing explosives rocked Tianjin in north-eastern China, and is expected to have killed at least 17 and injured hundreds of people. EPA/WU HONG
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epa04881609 Plumes of smoke after a huge explosion rocked the port city of Tianjin, China, 13 August 2015. At least seven people were killed in a massive explosion that rocked Tianjin, a major port city in north-eastern China, according to local reports. Between 300 and 400 people were injured. Two firefighters were missing, state television says. EPA/STRINGER
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epa04881643 Young workers leave their residence in an emergent evacuation after explosions in the port area of Tianjin, northern China, 13 August 2015. Official reports say at least 17 people were killed and hundreds injured. Thirty-two people were critically injured, and another 283 in hospital, after the blast and fireball in the port city of Tianjin. EPA/GENO HU CHINA OUT
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epa04881647 General view of the destruction after explosions in the port area of Tianjin, northern China, 13 August 2015. Official reports say at least 17 people were killed and hundreds injured. Thirty-two people were critically injured, and another 283 in hospital, after the blast and fireball in the port city of Tianjin. EPA/STR CHINA OUT
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epa04881648 General view of the destruction after explosions in the port area of Tianjin, northern China, 13 August 2015. Official reports say at least 17 people were killed and hundreds injured. Thirty-two people were critically injured, and another 283 in hospital, after the blast and fireball in the port city of Tianjin. EPA/STR CHINA OUT
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Die Zahl der Toten bei den gewaltigen Explosionen in der chinesischen Metropole Tianjin ist auf 44 gestiegen. Unter den Opfern seien auch zwölf Feuerwehrleute. 520 Menschen wurden ins Spital gebracht, 66 davon schweben in Lebensgefahr. Das berichtete die staatliche chinesische Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua am Donnerstag unter Berufung auf Rettungskräfte. Inoffiziellen Angaben zufolge dürfte die Zahl der Todesopfer noch deutlich steigen.
Nach Angaben des Parteiorgans «People’s Daily» war am späten Mittwochabend in einem Lagerhaus in Tianjin ein Container mit Sprengstoff explodiert. Xinhua schrieb, die beiden gewaltigen Detonationen hätten sich gegen 23.30 Uhr Ortszeit (18.30 Uhr MESZ) in einem Lagerhaus für Gefahrgut ereignet.
Explosion von Erdbebendienst registriert
Laut Staatsmedien war das Feuer am Explosionsort unter Kontrolle, aber noch nicht gelöscht. Laut dem Staatssender CCTV wurde die Feuerwehr der nordostchinesischen Millionenstadt am Mittwochabend wegen eines Feuers in ein Hafenlager mit gefährlichen Chemikalien gerufen. Nachdem die Retter eingetroffen waren, kam es zu mindestens zwei schweren Explosionen.
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Diese waren so stark, dass sie vom nationalen Erdbebenzentrum registriert wurden. Dieses erklärte, die erste Explosion habe die Kraft von drei Tonnen TNT gehabt, während die zweite Explosion der Detonation von sogar 21 Tonnen des Sprengstoffs entsprochen habe. Die Druckwelle der Explosionen war kilometerweit zu spüren und nicht nur das. Sie richtete auch Schaden an – wie auch diese Bilder der Fotoagenturen Reuters und Keystone zeigen.