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posted by takyon on Sunday August 16 2015, @01:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the free-market dept.

Common Dreams reports:

The death toll from this week's fiery explosions at the Chinese port of Tianjin climbed above 100 on Saturday, while confusion spread over whether authorities had ordered the evacuation of everyone within two miles amid fears of chemical contamination.

[...] Anti-chemical warfare troops have entered the site, according to the BBC.

[...] Two Chinese news outlets, including the state-run The Paper, reported that the warehouse was storing 700 tons of sodium cyanide--70 times more than it should have been holding at one time--and that authorities were rushing to clean it up.

Sodium cyanide is a toxic chemical that can form a flammable gas upon contact with water.

[...] "The company that owned the warehouse where the blasts originated, Rui Hai International Logistics, appears to have violated Chinese law by operating close to apartment buildings and worker dormitories", journalist Andrew Jacobs reports for [NYTimes] (paywall). "Residents say they were unaware that the company was handling dangerous materials."

About 6,300 people have been displaced by the blasts, with around 721 injured and 33 in serious condition, Xinhua news agency said. At least 21 firefighters are reported dead.

Related: Large Warehouse Explosions Injure 300-400 in Tianjin, China

For the adulterated baby formula abuses of 2008 (4 infants dead; 12,892 hospitalized), 2 people were executed. One wonders what will come of this case.


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  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Sunday August 16 2015, @11:52PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Sunday August 16 2015, @11:52PM (#223679) Journal

    Only male babies. Because, you know, females are only good for bearing children and cooking food. Males are needed to carry on the family name and ensure they can support their elderly parents as only males are breadwinners. It's an old mindset that has yet to go away.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 17 2015, @02:41AM

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    • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday August 17 2015, @12:10PM

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Monday August 17 2015, @12:10PM (#223886) Journal

      Turn your sarcasm detector back on.