BEIJING: Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination.
The measure was taken after the confirmation from police that they found sodium near the blast site.
At least 112 people died in the blasts, officials said on Sunday, and more than 700 have been hospitalised.
Officials have identified 24 of the dead, with 88 still to be identified.
Remarkably, a man was found alive just 50m from the blast core, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
