An injured waits for treatment in Hospital after explosions in the port area in Tianjin, northern China on Thursday. [Photo/IC]

Bian strongly believes her brother is fine since he could ask others to hand his cellphone to her.

"Too many people come here to look for their loved ones like them," a hospital worker sighed. She has a notebook registering dozens of pages of missing people.

The hospital lobby looks crowded and busy. Local companies hand out free bottled water and box lunches as volunteers help the injured and their relatives.

Every time when the ambulance siren blares outside the hospital, the medics and volunteers clear the passage to let the stretchers pass through quickly.

Emotions are running high and many people are in despair.

"No photos! Get out of here if you take one more!" Medics and other people cried at people trying take photographs.

Journalists were pushed around by people when they tried to take photographs of the first aid and treatment.

Some relatives broke down and took it out harshly on the staff: "Did you help me contact people as you promised?"

All they can do is wait. Many relatives shed tears quietly.

In the afternoon, Bian found her brother's co-worker again but now her hope is running thin. . According to the co-worker, her brother's cell phone was handed over from firefighters to him then to Bian.

According to the co-worker, her brother was in a severe coma when firefighters took the cell phone from him when the phone started ringing.

"Hopefully we can identify him by his key chained to his waist if he got burned," Bian prayed, in hopelessness.