At least 50 dead in Chinese port of Tianjin near Beijing

The death toll in twin warehouse blasts in China has risen to at least 50, including 12 firefighters.China’s Xinhua news agency said the two explosions that ripped through a warehouse in one of the port of Tianjin injured up to 700 people. Some 71 people were hospitalized in critical condition. Tianjin is located about 90 miles southeast of Beijing.