Rumors of pollution quashed

Chemical concentrations in the air 'within safe levels'

Tianjin and Beijing have denied rumors that severe air pollution resulted from Wednesday's explosions in Tianjin's Binhai New Area, saying the accident has not affected the capital and that excessive harmful pollutants in Tianjin have been dispersed.

Rumors that spread online claimed the explosions at warehouses storing chemical products generated poisonous air pollutants.