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Massive explosion in China's Tianjin Massive explosion in China's Tianjin
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Footage circulating online appears to show a massive explosion in China's northern Tianjin, the cause of which is not yet known. A massive explosion has hit China's northern Tianjin with scores of people injured, reports say.
Pictures and video footage shared on social media suggest a number of people were wounded by the blast. The explosion reportedly occurred at about 23:30 (15:30 GMT) at a petrol storage station at Tianjin's Binhai New Development Zone. The cause is unknown.
The explosion reportedly occurred around 23:30 (16:30 GMT). Pictures and video footage shared on social media appear to show a number of people wounded by the blast.
Several nearby tower blocks are without power, according to the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Tianjin is a major port and industrial area to the south-east of the Chinese capital, Beijing.
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