1000+ Renaults destroyed by Tianjin explosion

"E.T's Bicycle" (gatorjjh) 08/12/2015 at 18:27 • Filed to: None

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The explosion in Tianjin, China earlier today did a number on a Renault facility.

News is reporting “One-sixth of 6,000 cars parked at Renault warehouse destroyed. Firefighters still working to put out the blaze” The lot was 300m from the site of the massive explosion.

This was a port facility and likely other manufacturers had vehicle in the yard, as evidenced by the VW Beetles commenters pointed out in the last photos.

Update: More Photos

whoarder is tellurium > E.T's Bicycle 08/12/2015 at 18:30

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Nice! Another “blow” to an automaker in China.

ETA: Wait a second, those are VW Beetles in the last photo !

BaconSandwich is tasty. > E.T's Bicycle 08/12/2015 at 18:31

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Any idea what caused the explosion?

Cherry_man1 > E.T's Bicycle 08/12/2015 at 18:31

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Are those Beetles?

whoarder is tellurium > Cherry_man1 08/12/2015 at 18:32

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I’d say so.

E.T's Bicycle > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/12/2015 at 18:33

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News is a bit sketchy, but CNN said “The state-run Xinhua news agency reported the explosion tore through a warehouse storing “dangerous goods” in the Binhai New Area”

Cherry_man1 > whoarder is tellurium 08/12/2015 at 18:36

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Does VAG own Renault?

whoarder is tellurium > Cherry_man1 08/12/2015 at 18:41

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Nope. I suppose it could be some sort of car storage facility or a processing center.

Cherry_man1 > whoarder is tellurium 08/12/2015 at 18:45

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What ever it was it got fucked up.

whoarder is tellurium > Cherry_man1 08/12/2015 at 18:47

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BaconSandwich is tasty. > E.T's Bicycle 08/12/2015 at 18:54

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That’s pretty crazy.

BATC42 > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/12/2015 at 20:11

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A fire in a facility where they keep inflammable and explosive products. According to the chinese earthquake surveillance centre, first explosion was equivalent to 3 tons of TNT, second one was the equivalent of 21 (!!).

Grey's Anonymity > E.T's Bicycle 08/12/2015 at 21:49

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“And nothing of value was lost.”

TheHondaBro > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/13/2015 at 00:29

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Propaganda would blame it on democracy.

Vortex > Cherry_man1 08/13/2015 at 02:45

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not yet, but Renault own Nissan to 43%

AAdarraga > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/13/2015 at 02:54

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A fire in an explosive materials container is what I heard.

Tohru > E.T's Bicycle 08/13/2015 at 03:08

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44 people died in this explosion, that they know of.

pip bip - choose Corrour > E.T's Bicycle 08/13/2015 at 05:09

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so nothing of value was lost then.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/13/2015 at 07:01

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How dare you

pip bip - choose Corrour > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/13/2015 at 07:21

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;)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/13/2015 at 07:30

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Qu4ttro > E.T's Bicycle 08/13/2015 at 07:42

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Tragic incident...

I can see some conspiracy theorists blaming the car manufacturers for secretly plotting this, esp. with them suffering from the economic recession. I am guessing these cars are covered by an insurance policy and it would be covered?