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Tianjin blast death toll rises to 162

(Xinhua)    14:09, September 09, 2015
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Tianjin blast death toll rises to 162

The death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions rose to 162 on Tuesday with 11 people still unaccounted for, according to rescue authorities.

The dead include 96 firefighters, 11 policemen and 55 civilians. The eleven missing include eight firefighters and three civilians.

Hundreds remain in hospital.

Two blasts ripped through a warehouse at around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 in Tianjin Port, where large amounts of toxic chemicals were stored, including around 700 tonnes of sodium cyanide.

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