At Least 1 Dead, 12 Injured in Tianjin Gas Explosion in North China

At Least 1 Dead, 12 Injured in Tianjin Gas Explosion in North China
In this image taken from video footage, an aerial shot shows a partially collapsed building in the eastern Chinese port city of Tianjin, China, on July 19, 2022. CCTV via AP
The Associated Press
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One person has died in a gas explosion that injured 12 others at a six-story residential building in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media said Wednesday.

A trapped person who had been pulled out on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m., more than 10 hours after the morning blast, had weak vital signs and died after being taken to a hospital, according to a Tianjin Daily report posted by the Tianjin government on social media.