An explosion occurred in Tianjin, China. It happened in a warehouse used to store hazardous chemicals. Some of the blasts were so huge they were seen by satellites in space. The U.S, Geological Survey said the blasts registered as a seismic events. A very large number of firefighters responded but they were pulled back. No one knows the nature of these chemicals. No one is sure of what chemicals are involved.
The last link is from google search. It shows current pictures from the blast. They show the devastation from this fire and explosion.
There is an estimate at this time of around 50 dead. Twelve of these are fire fighters. Around 500 are injured and or hospitalized. There are known 36 missing. These numbers are changing.
Pray for these people and their families. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts.
I read information from the following links and watched news feeds before blogging.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/asia/china-port-explosion/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33900268
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/explosion-in-tianjin-china.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/13/us-china-blast-idUSKCN0QH2B220150813
https://www.google.com/search?q=Explosion+in+china&sa=N&espv=2&biw=1311&bih=640&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0CDIQsAQ4CmoVChMI9NasyoWmxwIViYUNCh27cgAQ
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