n explosion late Wednesday at a container terminal in northern China killed at least seven people and injured hundreds as it shot a massive fireball high above the city's skyscrapers, Chinese media reported.
The explosion in the city of Tianjin, in an industrial area southeast of Beijing, shattered windows and injured between 300 and 400 people, the state-run Beijing News agency reported.
Images of the fireball were captured by a Japanese weather satellite and shared on social media, showing the Tianjin skyline silhouetted by the eruption of flame and smoke.
Police reported at least seven deaths in the blast.