Tianjin explosion: China
A series of massive explosions late
at night shattered windows and tore facades off buildings for miles around, while
launching debris including heavy steel storage canisters into nearby communities with the force of an
artillery shell. Homeowners have held protests
demanding the government buy back their apartments, saying they are unlivable.
The disaster has raised questions
about corruption and
government efficiency, potentially tarnishing
the government led by Xi Jinping, who has made those two issues a hallmark of his administration.
Authorities are investigating malfeasance in the issuing of permits and regulation
of the company, and have detained 12 of its
employees and executives. They include the primary owner, who was on the board
of a state-owned company and kept his ownership of Ruihai hidden as a silent
partner.
Also detained as part of the
investigation are 11 government officials, while the head of the government
body in charge of industrial safety, Yang Dongliang, has been placed under
investigation for corruption.
Yang had previously worked for 18 years
in Tianjin
Authorities say they have sealed all
waterways leading out of the blast zone to curb cyanide contamination
as teams in hazmat suits clean up hazardous
debris.
According to the Tianjin Environmental
Protection Bureau, water samples inside the disaster zone have shown levels of
cyanide as high as 20 times above that considered safe. No cyanide has been
detected in nearby seawater or areas outside the 1.8-mile (three-kilometre) radius quarantine zone.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO: not mention
WHEN:2015,8,12
WHAT: explosion
WHERE: Tianjin
WHY: company’s mistake
HOW: explore
Key words:
1. shatter: 破碎
2.
façade:
建築物的正面
3.
debris:
碎片
4.
canisters:
金屬的罐子
5.
artillery:
大砲
6.
corruption: 腐敗
7.
tarnishing:
敗壞
8.
tarnishing:
標誌、證明
9.
malfeasance:
不法行為
10.
detain:
留住
11.
curb:
抑制
12.
cyanide:
氰化物
13.
contamination:
汙染
14.
hazmat:
危險品
15.
radius:
半徑
16.
quarantine:
隔離所
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