China investigates cause of blasts at Tianjin port, firms assess damage

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By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - Investigators searched for clues on Friday to identify what caused two huge explosions at a warehouse used to store toxic chemicals and gas at a busy port in northeast China, as foreign and local companies assessed the damage to their operations. The blasts in the city of Tianjin on Wednesday night killed at least 50 people, including a dozen fire fighters, state media said. It was storing mainly ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and calcium carbide at the time of the blasts, according to the police.




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