PHOTOS: Here's how China looks the morning after two devastating explosions killed more than a dozen people

The morning after two massive explosions rocked China's northeast port city of Tianjin, the magnitude of the damage has become clear.

The twin blasts on Wednesday killed at least 17 people, injured hundreds more, and left the surrounding area smoldering.

Early Thursday, the Beijing News newspaper cited fire department officials in Tianjin, who say dozens of firefighters were unaccounted for.

Here's the scene from China, the morning after:

Firefighters were still hard at work dealing with hot spots

Smoke rises over the site of the explosions in Tianjin.

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Few things surrounding the blast were spared

The level of destruction is surreal

Lots of smoldering metal

Even vehicles under bridges were damaged

More scattered vehicles

Overturned shipping containers piled up nearby

Hundreds were injured

Many people have been displaced

Some people slept outdoors