Smoke billows behind rows of burnt out cars at the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China on August 13, 2015. A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 17 people, state media reported August 13, as witnesses described a fireball from the blasts ripping through the night sky. AFP/Getty Images
The explosions that killed at least 17 people and injured hundreds more in the Chinese port city of Tianjin also caused extensive damage to property.
New images emerging from news agencies reveal the blast scattered shipping containers like toys, blew out windows in residential and commercial buildings, destroyed hundreds of vehicles, and caused bodily injury to many people.
Below are a selection of images from the aftermath of the explosions:
A man wearing a mask walks past overturned shipping containers after explosions hit the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported. Reuters/Stringer
Damaged vehicles are seen under bridges close to the site of the explosions at Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises over the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in Tianjin, in northern China, on August 13, 2015. A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 13 people, state media reported on August 13, as witnesses described a fireball produced by the blasts ripping through the night sky.AFP/Getty Images
lames rise as a banner in the background reads 'no illegal operations' at the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin early on August 13, 2015. A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 17 people, state media reported August 13, as witnesses described a fireball from the blasts ripping through the night sky. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
A man who was injured following the massive explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin receives medical treatment at a hospital, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. Reuters/Stringer
Firefighters work at a parking lot at the site of explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Stringer
An injured man walks out from a residential area near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China on August 13, 2015. A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 17 people, state media reported August 13, as witnesses described a fireball from the blasts ripping through the night sky. AFP/Getty Images
Vehicles are seen burning after blasts in Tianjin, China, Aug. 13, 2015. Huge explosions hit an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city late Wednesday, resulting in deaths and injuries, Chinese media reported. Reuters
Motorcyclists ride along a highway, next to damaged trucks, near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported.REUTERS/Jason Lee
Shattered windows are seen on the facade of a residential building near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China, Aug. 13, 2015. The explosions at a warehouse killed at least 116 people. Witnesses described a fireball from the blasts ripping through the night sky.AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters carry the body of a victim onto a van after explosions at Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported. REUTERS/Stringer
