China Probe Identifies Stored Chemical Behind Tianjin Blasts BEIJING (AP) — The deadly warehouse blasts that killed 165 people in a Chinese port city in August were triggered when the stored chemical nitrocellulose became too dry and caught fire, investigators announced Friday.…
Cyanide Levels ‘356 times higher than permitted’ Found At Tianjin Blast Site – Chinese Official Staggeringly high cyanide levels have been found at the Tianjin blast site, with one spot exceeding the permitted amount by 356 times. It comes as…
SHANGHAI - China has fired the president of Tianjin Port Group and plans to prosecute him for dereliction of duty, state media said on Wednesday, almost three months after huge chemical blasts at the northern port managed by the firm…
Chemicals in the Tianjin explosion exceeded permitted amounts and were stored improperly The recent blast in Tianjin port and other Chinese chemical plant accidents have prompted an overhaul of the country’s approach to safety amid accusations of corruption and mismanagement.…
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese prosecutors have detained 11 government officials and company executives over a massive warehouse explosion that killed at least 145 people in the country's worst industrial disaster in recent years. A notice on the national prosecutor's website…
China has sent chemical experts into Tianjin to test for toxic gases after a series of deadly explosions. The team of nuclear and chemical experts is on the ground on Friday in the northern port city of Tianjin, the scene…
Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts. Military chemical experts are testing for toxic gases and rescuers have been told to wear protective clothing.…
