A picture of the explosion in Tianjin, China

On August 12th, 2015, there was a massive explosion in Tianjin, China.

Because of the explosion, hundreds of people died, and there are still people that is missing. However, the real big problem with this explosion is that during the explosion, 7 tons of toxic gases, that were stored nearby, disappeared into the thin air.

The toxic gases that disappeared is known to be sodium cyanide, a type of toxic gases that explodes when it meets with water, ammonium nitrate that creates toxic fumes in fire, and etc. If these gases were exposed to the air and it starts to move around the world, it'll become a very serious problem. It might lead to another explosion-it IS a very rare case though-or very serious air pollution.

Therefore, we should keep on eye the aftermath of this explosion and make sure there are no incidents like this happening again.

By: Cindy Kim