Firefighters spray water on a tank containing over 20 tons of liquid gas after?the tanker truck fell off?from the Tianjin-Jixian Highway near Tianjin municipality,?October 30, 2008. [Xinhua]

A?firefighter releases?the gas from?the tank to avoid explosion after?the tanker truck fell off?from the Tianjin-Jixian Highway near Tianjin municipality,?November 1, 2008. [Xinhua]

Firefighters use cranes to remove a tanker truck carrying over 20 tons of liquid gas that fell off?from the Tianjin-Jixian Highway near Tianjin municipality?November 2, 2008. The crash site was cleared after 70 hours of rescue work. [Xinhua]