China has sent a team of military specialists in handling chemicals to the northern city of Tianjin، after warehouse explosions left at least 50 dead، state media report.
The blasts، late on Wednesday night، ripped through an industrial port area، destroying buildings، shipping containers and thousands of new cars.
It is not known what caused the blasts، nor whether chemicals have leaked.
More than 3،500 residents are spending the night in temporary shelters.
State news agency Xinhua reports that rescue workers are “racing against the clock to save the injured and contain fires”، 24 hours after the massive blasts.
The warehouse that exploded is owned by a company called Ruihai Logistics، which handles toxic chemicals including sodium cyanide and toluene diisocyanate، according to reports.