BREAKING:Fire in warehouse in Beichen, #Tianjin Mon. night. The fire is out. No casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/m798OkZ3Y8
— CCTV America (@CCTV_America) October 12, 2015
As regular readers are no doubt aware, a giant explosion at a chemical plant in the Chinese port of Tianjin in August made international headlines and became a source of controversy and social unrest after citizens began to wonder if the Communist party was trying to cover up rampant corruption that might have allowed the catastrophe to happen.
Once the environmental effects of the chemical dispersion (mass fish die-offs and cyanide rain) became apparent, the world became fascinated with explosions at Chinese chemical factories which, if the last month or so is any guide, happen all the time.
Well don’t look now, but there are reports of another explosion at Tianjin. Here’s more from CCTV:
This post was published at Zero Hedge on 10/12/2015.
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