1,000 firefighters, 200 vehicles carry out rescue mission

More than 1,000 firefighters and nearly 200 fire engines had participated in the rescue as of 9 am on Friday following the massive blasts that happened in Tianjin on Wednesday night, Zhou Tian, chief for firefighting at Tianjin’s public security bureau, said.

1,000 firefighters, 200 vehicles carry out rescue mission

More than 1,000 firefighters and nearly 200 fire engines had participated in the rescue as of 9 am on Friday following the massive blasts that happened in Tianjin on Wednesday night, Zhou Tian, chief for firefighting at Tianjin’s public security bureau, said.

Central SOEs rush to help after deadly blast in Tianjin

A batch of centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) rushed to offer search and rescue help in the wake of deadly blasts in China's northern port city Tianjin.

Military sends chemical specialists to blast site

A team of 214 military specialists in handling biochemical materials has arrived in Tianjin following Wednesday's warehouse explosion.

Military sends chemical specialists to blast site, death toll rises to 50

A team of 214 military specialists in handling biochemical materials has arrived in Tianjin following Wednesday's warehouse explosion.

Residents evacuate to safety

Hero firefighters pay the ultimate prize

Tianjin fire department have confirmed that at least 11 firefighters have been killed, with another 30 still missing, as they were hit by secondary blasts during the rescue operation in the explosions at the warehouses of Tianjin port on Thursday.