Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Death toll in Tianjin chemical blast reaches 112 As authority announced evacuation of three kilometer radius from epicenter Firefighters are still battling new blazes at the site of Wednesday's massive chemical explosion at a logistic center in Tianjin Chinese government has ordered the evacuation of the three-kilometer radius around the site of Wednesday's chemical explosion in Tianjin Due to hazardous chemicals in the area The site in Tianjin housed to 700 tons of sodium cyanide as well as sodium carbide and other chemicals When firefighter sprayed water, it reacted with the chemicals causing sodium carbide to explode growing sodium cyanide over a wild area Sodium cyanide is extremely hazardous. In contact with water, it emits hydrogen cyanide which is look good below 25.6 degree Celsius but boils into a gas above that temperature Sodium cyanide and hydrogen cyanide are water-soluble and can be absorbed through the skin Hydrogen cyanide gas is extremely lethal if inhaled Sodium cyanide in hydrogen cyanide cause death by stopping any organs that contact from utilizing oxygen Family members of the 95 people still missing after the blast Including 85 firemen as well as of the over 700 injured have accused the government of lacking transparency in dealing with the disaster Like this video? Don't forget to subscribe and follow us on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
B2 US cyanide sodium hydrogen site blast death toll Tianjin blast death toll reaches 112 as China government confirms cyanide at site - TomoNews 1117 37 Vivi Lee posted on 2015/08/19 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary