--FILE--edifici e le automobili importate in prossimità del magazzino di Ruihai Logistica internazionale vengono distrutte in esplosioni massicce in Binhai nuova area in
--FILE--Buildings and imported cars near the warehouse of Ruihai International Logistics are destroyed in the massive explosions in Binhai New Area in Tianjin, China, 13 August 2015. In a rare move, Chinese authorities are expected to punish five ministerial-level officials for a massive blast at a Tianjin warehouse in August that claimed 165 lives, with the release on Friday (5 February 2016) of the official report into the explosion. Eight people are still missing and another 798 were injured in the disaster. The explosion also damaged 304 buildings, 12, 428 cars, and 7, 533 containers, resulting in 6.87 billion yuan (US$1.04 billion) in losses, the report by the country's top industry safety watchdog said. The blast was triggered when nitrocellulose stored at the warehouse belonging to Ruihai International Logistics overheated and self-ignited, the report said. Local Communist Party committees and government departments did not strictly enforce the law or effectively monitor the storage of chemicals at the warehouse, the report said. It suggested that five ministerial officials be given administrative punishments ranging from warnings to demotions. The officials include a deputy transport minister, a deputy director of the national customs agency, two deputy mayors of Tianjin and Binhai's party boss.
