One Year after the Tianjin Explosion | The Initium
Mu Li—The Initium
On August 12, 2015, a series of explosions ripped through an industrial neighborhood in the metropolis of Tianjin. The explosion, which killed 173 people and damaged roughly 17,000 homes, was linked to improper industrial chemical storage, and to official corruption. On the one-year anniversary of the explosion, Hong Kong-based news website The Initium published a photo story revisiting affected parts of the city.
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On August 12, 2015, a series of explosions ripped through an industrial neighborhood in the metropolis of Tianjin. The explosion, which killed 173 people and damaged roughly 17,000 homes, was linked to improper industrial chemical storage, and to official corruption. On the one-year anniversary of the explosion, Hong Kong-based news website The Initium published a photo story revisiting affected parts of the city.