Tianjin hit by another fire and explosion at chemical warehouse

Tianjin in northern China has been hit by an explosion and fire at a chemical warehouse two months after blasts at another chemical storage depot in the city killed more than 170 people.

The fire was reported at a chemical warehouse in the Beichen district of the city at 9.46 pm on Monday night, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Photographs posted online showed flames and thick smoke rising from the ground.

There were no reports of any casualties.

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Police said the warehouse, storing alcohol and other chemicals, was unlicensed. The fire was put out after five hours.