More Jaw-Dropping Dashcam Footage From Tianjin
New York’s Daily News has arguably the most amazing “dash cam” footage of Wednesday’s multiple explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. There is no audio, which makes the increasing result of the explosions even more terrifuying:
Meanwhile, few answers are emerging as the death toll continues to rise. The New York Times reports:
Click here for reuse options!The high-rise apartment complex closest to Tianjin’s toxic chemical storage inferno was only 2,000 feet away, despite Chinese laws requiring a 3,200-foot minimum distance from hazardous sites.
The disclosure was among the new details emerging on Friday that suggested possible criminal negligence, mixed with rife speculation of an official cover-up, in the aftermath of the fire Wednesday night in Tianjin — China’s third-largest city and a major northeast seaport, about 90 miles east of Beijing.
With the death toll rising to at least 56 on Friday, more than 700 hospitalized and an unknown number still missing in the smoldering wreckage, the fire was shaping up as one of China’s worst industrial calamities. It appeared to expose the kinds of regulatory lapses that have plagued the country’s transformation into a global economic powerhouse.
Government officials, acutely aware of concerns over the fire, have sought to suppress unauthorized information. They seemed unprepared for the tough questions posed at a news conference in Tianjin on Friday, including why hazardous chemicals had been stockpiled so near populated areas. They abruptly ended the conference.
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20 responses to More Jaw-Dropping Dashcam Footage From Tianjin
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mea_mark August 14th, 2015 at 14:38
China is not having a good year. The economic bubble is bursting, corruption appears to be running rampant, the government is playing games with it’s stock market and currency and now this. I wonder what might be next …
Gindy51 August 14th, 2015 at 16:54
If they’re like us, they’lll start a war!
whatthe46 August 14th, 2015 at 14:39
“terrifying is an understatement.
FatRat August 14th, 2015 at 14:46
I expect a Chinese version of Frank Drebin to avoid answering any and all questions regarding lack of safety or regulation violations.
Nothing to see here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjK2Oqrgic
dave-dr-gonzo August 14th, 2015 at 16:03
That Chinese version of Frank Drebin could use some pointers. From Frank Drebin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNdtLURhj3Q
illinoisboy1977 August 14th, 2015 at 14:57
It’s crap like this, that leads to people taking control away from their government. If the Communists can’t protect them, they’ll build a government that can.
robert August 14th, 2015 at 15:21
check point charlie spared no time getting the hell away from his guard shack
He’s probably still running
whatthe46 August 14th, 2015 at 15:45
i was like where did he go. lol
robert August 14th, 2015 at 15:50
he took his reflective post and ran like it was the 500 meter relay
whatthe46 August 14th, 2015 at 16:05
i watched it twice looking for him. that was really scary.
robert August 14th, 2015 at 15:32
highway commute just got a makeover
https://youtu.be/sJHxi3p1Vm4
dave-dr-gonzo August 14th, 2015 at 16:00
We’re getting far more info from social media than official sources. Funny how that happens…
StoneyCurtisll August 14th, 2015 at 19:17
Exactly~!
robert August 14th, 2015 at 23:47
perhaps its a message to trump that our jobs are not returning ?
CHOCOL8MILK August 14th, 2015 at 15:57
This is all part of the “growing pains” of becoming an industrialized nation. The U.S./UK/France went through these types of disasters, human rights issues, environmental issues when they when through the industrial revolution.
Too bad other countries, specifically China, isn’t learning from those past failures/success.
jasperjava August 14th, 2015 at 16:21
Right-wing Republicans want to go back to the unregulated dog-eat-dog robber baron era, with child labor, no environmental protection, no workers’ rights.
Red Mann August 14th, 2015 at 18:02
Too right, they want to recapture America and drag it back 200 years.
StoneyCurtisll August 14th, 2015 at 19:11
This poor guy was just about to walk outside…
When the shit hit the fan..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQN6N4BCcto
robert August 14th, 2015 at 23:55
i saw this after i posted the video below :0
Suzanne McFly August 15th, 2015 at 12:33
In the beginning, I heard a story about the explosion happened when firefighters were putting out a chemical fire with water and this is what caused these massive explosions. I haven’t heard that again, I don’t know if stories are now changed for whatever reason. I was just wondering if anyone else heard reasons for this tragedy?