--- description: At least 50 people were killed and hundreds were hospitalized, as the blast raised concerns of possible widespread chemical contamination title: Witness the Aftermath of the Massive Explosion in Tianjin image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92727d7069054d0e/69885f148e06014ab6461d88/tianjin-explosion-china-6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Witness the Aftermath of the Massive Explosion in Tianjin, China by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 3:25 PM CUT  The site of huge explosions in Binhai New Area in Tianjin, north China, on Aug. 13, 2015. The site of huge explosions in Binhai New Area in Tianjin, north China, on Aug. 13, 2015.Yue Yuewei—Xinhua Press/Corbis by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 13, 2015 3:25 PM CUT **READ NEXT:**[ _As China Blast Toll Hits 50, Fears Mount Over Chemical Contamination_](http://time.com/3995663/tianjin-binhai-explosion-china-disaster-toll/ "undefined")  The site of huge explosions in Binhai New Area in Tianjin, north China, on Aug. 13, 2015. Yue Yuewei—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Debris at the explosion site in Tianjin, north China, on Aug.13, 2015. Shen Bohan—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Paramilitary police prepare to enter the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, on Aug. 13, 2015. Jason Lee—Reuters  Burnt cars are seen near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, on Aug. 13, 2015. Damir Sagolj—Reuters  Smoke rises from the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, on Aug. 13, 2015. Jason Lee—Reuters  Firefighters take a break after trying to put fire down at the explosion site in Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 13, 2015. Damir Sagolj—Reuters  A man looks out from inside a damaged residential building near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, on Aug. 13, 2015. Damir Sagolj—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3996168/tianjin-explosion-china-pictures/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3996168/tianjin-explosion-china-pictures/"},"headline":"Witness the Aftermath of the Massive Explosion in Tianjin, China","datePublished":"2015-08-13T15:25:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:03.442Z","description":"At least 50 people were killed and hundreds were hospitalized, as the blast raised concerns of possible widespread chemical contamination","url":"https://time.com/3996168/tianjin-explosion-china-pictures/","keywords":["China","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92727d7069054d0e/69885f148e06014ab6461d88/tianjin-explosion-china-6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92727d7069054d0e/69885f148e06014ab6461d88/tianjin-explosion-china-6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tianjin explosion China","caption":"Tianjin explosion China","creditText":"Yue Yuewei—Xinhua Press/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3996168/tianjin-explosion-china-pictures/","name":"Witness the Aftermath of the Massive Explosion in Tianjin, China"}}]}] ```