Huge explosion in northern Chinese city of Tianjin

A huge explosion rocked the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin today, state media reported, with the cause and number of casualties as yet unknown.
The official Xinhua news agency said the blast happened at around 11:30 pm (1630 GMT), when a deafening bang was heard as plumes of flame lit up the sky, scattering dust dozens of metres into the air.