As the death toll continues rising after a warehouse explosion in Chinese port city Tianjin, the area looks like it faced an apocalypse, with burned-out buildings, scorched cars and decimated shipping containers stretching for miles.
As of Thursday night, at least 50 deaths were reported from the blast, including a dozen of the 1,000-plus firefighters who responded to the crisis. About 700 people were injured, and emergency crews have no idea yet how many people are missing, Tianjin officials said.
The blow-up obliterated a fleet of 1,000 new cars near the warehouse, and skyscrapers more than a mile away had all of their windows blown out and their exteriors charred. Broken glass caused most the reported injuries, officials said. A damage estimate has not been released.
