Casualties of the 2015 Tianjin explosions

Main article: 2015 Tianjin explosions

A total of 173 people died during the 2015 Tianjin explosions, 8 of them being missing and presumed dead; a further 798 people were injured.[1][2] The Tianjin explosions was the most deadly single incident for Chinese firefighters since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.[3]

Statistics

Classification[4][5] Confirmed dead[4][5] Presumed dead[4][5] Total
China Fire Services active service firefighters 24 0 24
Volunteer firefighters 75 5 80
Police 11[6] 0 11
Civilians 55 3 58
Total 165 8 173

China Fire Services active service firefighters

See also: List of People's Armed Police personnel killed in the line of duty

Prior to its disbandment in 2018, China Fire Services was part of the Ministry of Public Security Active Service Forces, meaning CFS firefighters were People's Armed Police personnel.

A total of 46 firefighting companies, 143 firefighting vehicles and over 1000 fire engines of the China Fire Services were dispatched.[7]

A total of 24 active service firefighters were killed, with 69 more injured.[8]

The 8th Street Company suffered the most casualties out of all the companies responding to the explosions, out of 26 firefighters sent, 8 died and 18 were injured, causing the company to only be able to be re-mobilized on December 31, 2015, due to the casualties and multiple firefighters leaving due to survivor guilt.[9][10] On March 29, 2017, the 8th Street Company received the honorary title "Firefighting Hero Company" (灭火救援英雄中队) for their actions and losses during the Tianjin explosions.[11]

After the list of fallen firefighters was made public, multiple ambulances had to be deployed due to many family members of the victims having heart attacks out of shock.[12]

Confirmed dead

Name and rank[4][13] Chinese name[4][13] Gender[13][14] Age Years of service Unit City Province Notes
Corporal Cheng Yuan[4][15][10] 成圆 Male 21 4 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company
Private Chen Bowen[4][16] 陈博文 19 1 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company
Private Cai Jiayuan[4][17][10] 蔡家远 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company
Corporal Gao Hongsen[4][18] 高洪森 20 3 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company
Private 1st Class Guo Junyao[4][19] 郭俊瑶 19 2 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 3rd Street Company Jining[20] Shandong
Major Jiang Zeguo[4][21] 江泽国 36 16 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade Headquarters
1st Lieutenant Li Hongxi[4][22][10] 李洪喜 34 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company (Political commissar)
Private 1st Class Li Yuanhang[4][23] 李远航 21 2 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company
1st Lieutenant Liang Shilei[4][24][10] 梁仕磊 26 3 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company (Acting Company commander)
Staff Sergeant Lin Haiming[4][25] 林海明 30 12 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company Liaoning[12]
Sergeant Liu Cheng[4][26][10] 刘程 23 6 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company
Private Ning Yu[4][27] 宁宇 19 1 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Dongjiang Port Area Brigade Tianbao Road Company
Private First Class Ning Zimo[28][4] 宁子默 21 2 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company Jining[20] Shandong
Corporal Pang Ti[4][29] 庞题 24 5 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Dongjiang Port Area Brigade Tianbao Road Company Suizhou[30] Hubei
Staff Sergeant Shao Junqiang[31][4] 邵俊强 30 12 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade Taihu Road Company Specialist Squad (former squad leader)
2nd Lieutenant Tang Ziyi[4][32][10] 唐子懿 26 6 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company Tianjin[33]
Staff Sergeant Tian Baojian[4][34] 田宝健 30 10 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Dongjiang Port Area Brigade Central Ring West road Company Driver squad (former squad leader) Tianjin[35]
Lieutenant Colonel Wang Jiliang[4][36] 王吉良 44 25 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade (Former Deputy fire chief) Dezhou[37] Shandong Highest ranking firefighter to die in the explosions[37][38]
Sergeant Wang Qi[4][39] 王琪 24 7 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Dongjiang Port Area Brigade Tianbao Road company
Corporal Yang Gang[4][40][10] 杨钢 23 4 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company Chongqing[12]
Sergeant Yin Yanrong[4][41] 尹艳荣 25 7 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade, Specialist Company Heilongjiang[12]
Private Yuan Hai[4][42] 袁海 18 1 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Dongjiang Port Area Brigade Tianbao Road Company Sichuan[12] Youngest active service firefighter killed in the explosions[12]
Corporal Zhen Yuhang[4][43] 甄宇航 22 4 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 3rd Street Company Hebei[12]
Private 1st Class Zi Qinghai[4][44][10] 訾青海 20 2 China Fire Services Tianjin Fire Department Economic-Technological Development Area Brigade 8th Street Company

Volunteer firefighters

All volunteer firefighter (Known as "career firefighters"(专职消防员) in China)[45] casualties were in the Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division.[4] The Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau was renamed to the Tianjin Binhai New Area Public Security Bureau Port of Tianjin Subbureau in 2018, and disbanded in 2022.

Casualties were particularly high among volunteer firefighters due to their fire station's close proximity to the explosions, meaning they were some of the first to respond.[46]

All volunteer firefighters killed in the line of duty received martyr status.[47]

Confirmed dead

Name[4][13] Chinese name[4][13] Gender[4][13] Age City Province
Yin Legang 殷乐刚 Male
Dong Zepeng 董泽鹏
Fan Chunyu 樊春雨
Fan Xingyun 范兴运
Han Junbo 韩军波
Jia Hongguang 贾洪广
Qi Jixu 齐吉旭 18[20] Dezhou[20] Shandong
Tang Xianwang 唐先旺
Chen Xiande 陈宪德
Cui Fukang 崔富康
Cui Zhenyu 崔振宇
Dong Yaoyong 董尧勇
Fan Xiaofei 樊小飞
Han Zhigang 韩志刚
He Chengpeng 何成朋
Hu Le 胡乐
Jia Naiyuan 贾乃源
Jin Xiaogang 靳晓刚
Lei Chi 雷驰
Lei Yong 雷勇
Li Fuyue 李富越
Li Xiao 李潇
Li Xueming 李学明
Li Changxing 李长兴
Liu Beiwen 刘倍文
Liu Chuang 刘闯
Liu Guogang 刘国刚
Liu Tianlong 刘天龙
Liu Yue 刘悦
Liu Zhiqiang 刘治强
Liu Chuntao 柳春涛
Lu Yanhui 禄燕辉
Meng Zhanli 蒙占立
Peng Debao 彭德宝
Ren Yuhao 任宇浩
Song Fuchang 宋福昌
Song Tianyi 宋天意
Su Yang 苏杨
Sun Weiqi 孙伟奇
Wang Jun 王俊
Wang Quan 王全
Wang Shijie 王世杰
Sun Yunfei 孙云飞
Nie Quanxing 聂全星
Zhang Shengping 张圣平
Liu Mingyang 刘明阳
Wang Shengmin 王胜民 17[20] Dezhou[20] Shandong
Jiang Liming 姜立铭
Li Mingxing 李明星
Li Zhi 李志
Wang Yu 王宇
Wei Junbing 魏俊冰
Xu Baolong 徐宝龙
Xu Ridong 徐日东
Yang Weiguang 杨伟光
Yu Xiaobo 余晓波
Yue Xiaoning 岳晓宁
Zhang Fu 张甫
Zhang Qian 张乾
Qiao Peng 乔鹏
Wang Mingyue 王明月
Zhou Qingshan 周青山 Dezhou[20] Shandong
Zhang Sumei 张素梅 Female
Xue Ning 薛宁 Male
Yuan Jianjing 原建京
Yuan Xuxu 苑旭旭
Zhang Qi 张奇
Zhang Rutao 张如涛
Zhu Xiaowei 朱晓伟
Zhang Guangyang 张广杨
Zhang Mengyu 张梦宇
Zhao Jiaao 赵家澳
Zheng Guangliang 郑光亮
Zhu Jun 朱君

Presumed dead

Name[14] Chinese name[14] Gender[14]
Chang Jingli 常景立 Male
Wang Shengpeng 王胜鹏 Dezhou[20] Shandong
Wang Wenxu 王文旭
Wang Shaojie 王少杰
Wang Chunming 王春明

Policemen

The Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau's Police chief also suffered heavy injuries during the explosions, while deputy Chief Chen Jiahua was killed in the explosions[46][48]

Name and rank[4][13] Chinese name[4][13] Gender[4][13] Age[4] Years of service Unit[4][13] City[4] Province[4]
Supervisor 1st class Chen Yongjun[49] 陈勇军 Male 54 32 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division 1st Team (Former team leader) Tianjin
Supervisor 3rd Class Zhao Yong[50] 赵勇 42 12 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division Training office (former office leader)
Supervisor 1st Class Zhang Gansheng[51] 张干生 51 29 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division 4th Team (Former deputy political commissar)
Supervisor 1st Class Zhang Shaofeng[52] 张少峰 56 35 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division
Supervisor 1st Class Gu Shoujian[53] 谷守建 54 33 Tianjin
Supervisor 2nd Class Zhao Fei[54] 赵飞 45 23 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting division 5th team (former team leader)
Supervisor 1st Class Chen Jiahua[48] 陈嘉华 44 21 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting Division (Former deputy police chief and division Chief)
Supervisor 2nd Class Zheng Guowang[55] 郑国旺 40 20 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Command Center (former deputy command center leader)
Supervisor 3rd Class Ning Shuwei[56] 宁书伟 36 16 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Traffic police division 2nd team
Supervisor 1st Class Liu Feng[57] 刘峰 48 24 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Northern Port Area Division (Former Division Chief)
Supervisor 3rd Class Wang Wanqiang[58] 王万强 38 16 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Northern Port Area Division Yuejin Road station (Former political commissar)
Supervisor 1st Class Lu Changjiang[59] 陆长江 53 Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau Firefighting Division (former division political commissar)

Port of Tianjin PSB 5th Firefighting team

All 25 firefighters of the Port of Tianjin PSB's 5th Firefighting team who were dispatched to the explosions were killed, along with all 6 fire engines of the unit being destroyed in the incident. The remaining members of the team, consisting of 1 political commissar, 3 firefighters, 3 policemen, 1 communications officer and 2 drivers were all off duty.[60]

Civilians

The vast majority of civilian casualties came from the storage workers at the port or family members of the firefighters, though some were also people living near the port.[4]

Confirmed dead

Name[13][14] Chinese name[13][14] Gender[13][14] City[13][14] Province[13][14]
Qi Xinli 齐新利 Male Tianjin
Wang Yunliang 王运良 Puyang Henan
Han Zhenchao 韩贞超
He Yongjun 贺勇军 Anyang
Zhou Jiuru 周久儒 Jinzhou Liaoning
Zhi Chaoming 智超鸣 Tianjin
Bi Shengwu 毕胜武 Xingtai Hebei
Meng Xiancai 孟贤财 Qingdao Shandong
Qiao Gang 乔刚 Tianjin
Cheng Haibin 程海彬 Tai'an Shandong
Zhu Yawei 朱亚伟 Shijiazhuang Hebei
Bi Xinghu 毕星虎 Xingtai
Zhao Jianqiang 赵建强
Zhang Hui 张辉 Zaozhuang Shandong
Wu Dekui 武德魁 Hegang Heilongjiang
Li Quansheng 李全胜 Tianjin
Zou Shiqiang 邹士强 Xuzhou Jiangsu
Nie Yun 聂云 Jinzhong Shanxi
Chen Yougui 陈友桂 Xiaogan Hubei
Wang Lili 王莉莉 Female Dezhou Shandong
Fan Ruliang 范如亮 Male
Zhang Xiaojun 张晓军 Tianjin
Tian Yuanhua 田元华 Female Jilin Jilin
Zhang Chi 张驰 Zhangjiakou Hebei
Liu Hailong 刘海龙 Male Chengde
Yang Xiuyuan 杨修远 Tianjin
Li Hongqiang 李红强 Female Shijiazhuang Hebei
Liu Jianjian 刘剑剑 Male Tai'an Shandong
Wang Zhongqi 王忠琪 Liaoyang Liaoning
Ma Yanqiu 马艳秋 Cangzhou Hebei
Ma Shufang 马书芳 Female Xianyang Shaanxi
Wang Yonggang 王永刚 Male Tianjin
Shi Yuzhang 史玉章
Li Wei 李伟
Li Yuan 李媛 Female
Wang Wenwu 王文武 Male
Luo Yunming 罗云溟
Zhang Qiangmin 张强民 Binzhou Shandong
Liu Huili 刘会利
Ma Fengjiang 马风江
Si Jianchun 司建春
Zhang Jiangguo 张建国
Zhao Jirong 赵吉荣
Fang Zhiqiang 方志强
Ding Jianlun 丁建论
Yang Dayan 杨大炎 Jiujiang Jiangxi
Xi Yuanrong 习远荣 Zhaotong Yunnan
Yang Yunlong 杨运龙 Fuqing Fuzhou
Yang Huiling 杨会玲 Female Kaifeng Henan
Li Wenyun 李文芸 Zhangjiakou Hebei
Chai Yueguo 柴跃国 Male Xingtai
Li Jianhui 李建辉
Zhang Yang 张扬 Tianjin
Wang Zhichun 王之春 Jining Shandong
Ma Ran 马然 Siping Jilin

Presumed dead

Name[13][14] Chinese Name[13][14] Gender[13][14] City[13][14] Province[13][14]
Cao Zhende 曹振德 Male Tianjin
Hu Mingyi 胡明益
Wei Haochen 魏浩晨 Dezhou Shandong

Identification of victims and casualty count

The full list of casualties, including those missing presumed dead, was released on September 11, 2016, after it was determined that the remaining 8 people missing likely had not survived.[14][61]

Posthumous awards

On September 9, 2016, all firefighters and police killed during the explosion posthumously received martyr status and 2.3 million RMB in compensation.[47]

All 24 CFS firefighters posthumously received the Medal of Devotion for National Defense.[62] Additionally, all 8 firefighters from the 8th Street company who died posthumously received 1st Class Meritorious Services Medals.[10]

The volunteer firefighters and private police of the Port of Tianjin Public Security Bureau were technically employees of the Port of Tianjin which meant they were not public employees and were non-staff personnel, leading to questions about their eligibility for posthumous awards.[46] When asked about this by journalists on the 16th of August, then-premier Li Keqiang responded:[63]

Both active service and volunteer firefighters involved in the disaster relief [after the explosions] have received training, they knew the fire would be dangerous, but chose to keep the danger to them [and performed their duties]. Their sacrifice makes us heartbroken. They are all heroes, there is no such thing as "non-staff" in heroes! (参加施救的现役和非现役消防人员都受过培训，他们明知火场有危险，但把危险留给自己。他们的牺牲让我们痛心。他们都是英雄，英雄没有“编外”！)

Li Keqiang also said that both active service and volunteer firefighters should receive the same treatment in terms of awards and condolences, as they performed the same duties.[64] On September 9, 2016, all volunteer firefighters were given martyr status along with standard firefighters, with each of their families receiving 2.3 million RMB in compensation.[47]

See also

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