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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Transparency An Issue In Wake Of Tianjin Explosions [Watch (HLS stream): Transparency An Issue In Wake Of Tianjin Explosions](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HoqyesU4.m3u8) (1:30)  _Published 2015-08-17. Media reports out of the communist nation can be tough to trust and often times conflicting on the explosions that killed more than 100 people._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:40 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [12-Year-Old Girl Killed in House Explosion](/video/Ite9a21H/) ### 12-Year-Old Girl Killed in House Explosion [Explosion Rocks China's Tianjin, Cause Not Yet Clear](/video/DDwvkBh8/) ### Explosion Rocks China's Tianjin, Cause Not Yet Clear [2 Dead, More Than 100 Injured After Fla. Jail Explosion](/video/EBahRdTH/) ### 2 Dead, More Than 100 Injured After Fla. Jail Explosion --- ## Transcript Answers are still hard to come by after the large chemical explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin last week killed more than 100 people, injuring scores more. In a rare event captured by Al Jazeera cameras, more than 400 protestors gathered Monday demanding compensation from the government. It's as if the police, the authorities have received Orders from high up to show a bit of transparency. Over the weekend officials confirmed the presence of sodium cyanide in the area, which if inhaled or injested can be fatal. Many of the dead and injured include fire fighters and police officers who where first to arrive on the scene. The rescue headquarters told China's state run new's agency, no resucer has been made ill by chemical contamination since the warehouse blasts. But media reports out of the Communist- ruled nation are tough to trust and often conflicting. Over the weekend reports came out that the Chinese government both had and had not ordered evacuations from the city. And then there's this from CNN shortly after the blast. Describe the area where it happened. Working- [ SOUND ] Okay. [ SOUND ] Okay. Chemical workers are currently trying to rid the area of sodium cyanide before potentially toxic rain showers occur. We are the only nuclear biological chemical rescue team in China It was a really short notice that we were assigned to come to help, but we had been well prepared for the mission. Many people who lived nearby say they were unaware the warehouse contained dangerous chemicals. 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