Tianjin residents demand blast compensation

Hundreds of residents displaced by huge explosions last week in the Chinese port of Tianjin demanded compensation yesterday, as authorities worked to complete a sweep of the blast site for dangerous chemicals.

The death toll from the two blasts last on Wednesday has risen to 114, officials said. More than 700 people were injured and 70 are missing, most of them firemen, the official Xinhua newsagency said.

The explosions sent fireballs high into the sky and hurled flaming debris across the world’s 10th-largest port, burning out buildings and shattering windows kilometers away.