Grim aftermath
By Cui Meng/GT, Published: 2015-08-15 00:20:07
Melted metal from a vehicle that burned after two massive explosions, on August 13, 2015. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Editor's Note:
At least 21 firefighters have died in the line of duty as of Friday afternoon after two massive explosions ripped through a warehouse in northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday. The death toll from the incident has risen to 56, 721 have been hospitalized, including 25 critically wounded and 33 in serious condition.

Burned-out cars near the blast site. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Rescue troops with simple equipment prepare to enter the blast site, on August 13. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
On August 13, in an aid station placed in the Tianjin Teda Second Primary School, a rescue soldier receives treatment from local doctors. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
A classroom of Tianjin Teda Second Primary School is used as a resting stage for survivors. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Survivors sleep on the ground in an aid post. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Evacuees rest in a staging post. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Water is distributed to survivors at an aid station. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
An wounded victim is carried to the aid station to rest. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
A couple check their phones, clinging to each other, in the aid station at Tianjin Teda Second Primary School. Photo: Cui Meng/GT