Tianjin: One survivor rescued 32 hours after devastating blasts on port

The two explosions late Wednesday killed at least 50 people and injured hundreds on China's Tianjin port.

By: AP
Tianjin | August 14, 2015 10:35 AM IST

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Smoke billows from the site of an explosion that reduced a parking lot filled with new cars to charred remains at a warehouse in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (AP Photo)

Rescuers have pulled a survivor from an industrial zone about 32 hours after it was devastated by huge blasts in China’s Tianjin port.

Meanwhile, authorities are moving gingerly forward in dealing with a fire still smoldering amid potentially dangerous chemicals. The two explosions late Wednesday killed at least 50 people and injured hundreds. They originated in shipping containers and struck a mostly nonresidential warehouse district. The death toll included a dozen firefighters sent in after the first blast, and would have been much higher in a populated area. The official Xinhua News agency said one person was rescued from the neighborhood about 7 a.m. on Friday.