Rescue are working around the clock to clear chemicals from the blasts in Tianjin. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Rescue are working around the clock to clear chemicals from the blasts in Tianjin. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Residents whose apartments were damaged during the explosions protest outside a hotel where the authorities were holding a press conference. Photos: Reuters, AFP
Residents whose apartments were damaged during the explosions protest outside a hotel where the authorities were holding a press conference. Photos: Reuters, AFP
An aerial view showing the devastation in the blast area. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial view showing the devastation in the blast area. Photo: Xinhua
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update | ‘There’ll be no cover-up over Tianjin blasts’, Communist Party reassures as death toll rises to 114

Topic |   Tianjin warehouse explosion 2015
Li Jing
Li Jing and Keira Lu Huang

Updated: 7:00pm, 17 Aug, 2015

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Rescue are working around the clock to clear chemicals from the blasts in Tianjin. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Rescue are working around the clock to clear chemicals from the blasts in Tianjin. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Residents whose apartments were damaged during the explosions protest outside a hotel where the authorities were holding a press conference. Photos: Reuters, AFP
Residents whose apartments were damaged during the explosions protest outside a hotel where the authorities were holding a press conference. Photos: Reuters, AFP
An aerial view showing the devastation in the blast area. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial view showing the devastation in the blast area. Photo: Xinhua
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