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August 12, 2015 Tianjin Tanggu explosion
On August 12, 2015 (June 28, 2015 in the lunar calendar), a particularly serious fire and explosion accident occurred in Tianjin Port on August 12. The picture shows the location of the explosion at the scene of the explosion. The latest casualties in the explosion accident at the dangerous goods warehouse in Binhai New District were released: As of the afternoon of August 15, ① The explosion in Tianjin Port has killed 104 people, including 21 firefighters;② The number of hospitalized people is 721, including 25 critically ill cases, 33 severe cases, and 40 people are discharged;③ Forklift workers of Tianjin explosion enterprises: Fires or leaks often occur in the warehouse;④ The accident investigation team confirmed that the stored hazardous chemicals contain sodium cyanide; ③ Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee: Only peak has nothing to do with only sublimation. At about 11:20 pm on August 12, 2015, an explosion occurred in the dangerous goods warehouse belonging to Ruihai Company in the Tianjin Port International Logistics Center area. According to records from the China National Seismological Network, a total of two explosions occurred during the fire extinguishing process, with an interval of about 30 seconds. The second magnitude is even higher, equivalent to 21 tons of TNT. A mushroom cloud rose at the scene. At present, there is still thick smoke rising from the scene of the accident. Just now, 15 fire trucks drove into Tianjin Port. These fire trucks all have the words "foam truck" written on them. If a fire breaks out on hazardous chemicals, water cannot be used to extinguish them. Foam can only be used. In addition, there are currently three fire-fighting foam trucks waiting to enter at Tianjin Port. At the same time, there are eight trucks in the other lane, all loaded with sand. When a fire breaks out from hazardous chemicals, one of the commonly used methods is to cover it with sand. The picture shows an injured firefighter. According to media reports, at present, the State Council's working group has determined the working ideas: due to the unclear quantity and content of hazardous chemicals, the extinguishing will be postponed and specific plans will be determined before implementation; pay close attention to environmental monitoring and send chemical prevention teams to the scene; rescue and treatment of the wounded, appease the families of the victims; and impose traffic martial law on nearby areas. After the explosion at a dangerous goods warehouse in Tianjin Port, 1500 people from the Tianjin Armed Police Corps (700 from the Sixth Detachment, 700 from the Binhai New District Detachment, and 100 from the Corps 'logistics support force) rushed to the scene of the incident to participate in emergency rescue. They were mainly responsible for tasks such as peripheral warning and control at the fire scene, and mobile standby. The chemical defense team of Unit 8360 has also arrived at the scene. According to Ji Shumin, political commissar of the Chemical Defense Corps of a unit in the Beijing Military Region, he received a rescue order at 8:03 a.m. today. At 10:20, the first echelon of 23 people set out, dispatching 4 vehicles and more than 200 pieces of professional equipment. The second echelon set off at 10:40. Currently, both batches of personnel are located on the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway. The Beijing News reporter learned from the General Administration of Customs that the State Council has established a Tianjin explosion accident investigation team, and multiple departments are cooperating to carry out rescue and investigation into the cause of the explosion. The investigation progress will be summarized and released by the investigation team. It is reported that the General Administration of Customs has gone to Tianjin Dongjiang Free Trade Zone to check the documents and cooperate with the investigation, but the General Administration of Customs and Tianjin Customs have not yet made an official response to this. According to the website of Ruihai Company, the company was established in 2011 with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. It is a large-scale transit and distribution center for the dangerous goods container business at Tianjin Port. It is also a dangerous goods loading supervision station designated by Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration and Tianjin Transportation Commission Port Dangerous Goods Operation Licensing Unit. The person in charge of the company has been controlled. As of press time, the cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. However, according to the People's Daily's legal person Weibo, at present, the heads of relevant companies have been controlled. It is reported that the company involved had been inspected many times before the explosion. The official website of Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area Ruihai International Logistics Co., Ltd. shows that the most recent time, in August 2014, the public security department conducted a variety of inspections on the company. On August 13, 2015, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the fire caused by the explosion of the dangerous goods warehouse of Ruihai Company in Binhai New District, Tianjin has not yet been extinguished. At about 11 pm on August 12, 2015, an explosion occurred at a container terminal in Binhai New District, Tianjin. The picture shows the aerial photo scene on August 13. August 13, aerial photography scene. August 13, aerial photography scene. August 13, aerial photography scene. August 13, aerial photography scene. A survivor rescued from core area At 3 pm on August 15, 2015, the nuclear, chemical and biological emergency rescue team rescued a survivor in the core area of the Tianjin explosion. Nuclear, biological and chemical emergency rescue team rescues a survivor Nuclear, biological and chemical emergency rescue team rescues a survivor Photo: "Tianjin Explosion" by artist Liu Bolin. Through this project, the artist hopes to explore the issues of mass production and information dissemination on today's Internet, allowing the audience to think beyond the surface. By recreating "Tianjin Explosion", Mr. Liu placed himself and others in photos, reaffirming the place of personal identity in such a catastrophic incident, and reminding people of the aftermath of the disaster and the investigation into the entire incident. By reshaping the image of the harm and panic caused by the explosion, Liu Bolin tried to expose the problems existing in China society and reflect on the complex relationship between the past and the future, reality and fiction, and individual and history.


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