Qin Ying’s bedroom following the explosion. The family have since moved to a new apartment in the same area so that Qin’s son can continue studying at his school. “We were lucky- we found a new apartment quickly and moved in. Soon after the explosion, rental prices for apartments shot up.”
A chemical warehouse explosion in Binhai New District, Tianjin on August 12 destroyed thousands of houses and claimed the lives of over 100 people.