Inferno erupts at oil depot in Tianjin, China

RT
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:45 UTC

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

A massive fire has broken out at an industrial park in Tianjin, China, with videos showing enormous flames and thick plumes of smoke engulfing the area.

The fire reportedly broke out at an oil depot in the coastal city at around 8:45pm local time on Sunday.

A video posted online shows shocked locals as they stare helplessly at the inferno.

Despite the intensity of the dramatic blaze, no casualties have been reported, according to Chinese media.

Fire crews have been dispatched to the site and the blaze has been brought under control.

Comment: Tianjin, China, was where that INSANELY-large explosion happened in 2015. It was so large it left a giant crater, leading some to speculate that China had been 'nuked'. It wasn't obviously, but blame was left to fall on 'mismanagement', when in fact there was almost certainly some natural aspect to it, like unprecedented outgassing or related seismic, underground activity.

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• Towns burn after 'apocalyptic' explosions tear across Northern Massachusetts
• Footage shows massive fire at prosecutor's office building in Saudi Arabia
• Inferno engulfs 150 year old church after lightning strike in Massachusetts
• Footage emerges of fire on 3rd floor of Russian Central Bank in Moscow
• Watch INSANE footage of skyscraper collapsing in fireball - São Paulo, Brazil
• Explosions and huge fire at Zurich central station

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