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]