What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Tianjin Explosions

What we know:

At 11:30 GMT Wednesday night in Tianjin, the Rui Hai International Logistics Co. exploded. More than 100 people have been confirmed dead, dozens are missing and the death toll is only expected to rise. Information released by the Chinese municipal government has been extremely limited and unreliable.

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