400 Injured in Chinese Explosion

In our class as part of our reading transition, we read a news paper articles from a paper written for New Zealand  children. Today I read about the Explosion  in China that Injured 400 people.

                                                                                

Article:

400 Injured in Chinese Explosion

1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?

The article mentions no statements from anyone involved in the explosion like the firefighter, workers and simple bystanders.

2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.

A shipment of highly dangerous explosives were delivered to a warehouse. The explosion happened around 11:30pm and tragically at least 17 people lost their lives and over 400 people were seriously injured.  

3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.

The article has given us that it was in Tianjin a city in China. The city has about a population of 7.499 million (2000).

4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.

The article does not give an  exact date but the article was created on the 14th of August estimating it happened before. It think they will first try to find the cause of the explosion.

5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.

I think that a spark lit in the warehouse and catches on the explosives and to the rest of the warehouse.

6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

Initial- Existing or occurring at the beginning.

Industrial-Relating to

Dangerous-Able or likely to cause harm or injury.