State Councilor and Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun on Aug 14 again went to the blast site in Tianjin to direct rescue operations. Guo stressed that rescue workers should make every effort to save people as long as there’s any hope of survivors.

Guo received an update on the rescue effort and discussed the rescue plan with local Party leaders and those from the government, army, armed police, police security and commanders of fire brigades. He said that rescuers should race against time and make searching and saving lives by any means the priority.

Guo also said that experts’ knowledge should be fully implemented to ensure the work is scientific, efficient and orderly. Measures should be taken to prevent such an accident from happening again and information on dead, wounded and missing people should be carefully checked, he added.

The State Councilor arrived in Tianjin at about 5 a.m. on Aug 13, where a blast occurred at a warehouse on Aug 12 night, killing 85 up till now.