About 11:30 in the evening of August 12th, a powerful explosion zone Tianjin Binhai New Area, the scene of the explosion of fire. As of now, the accident has caused 17 deaths, 11 people critically ill, 248 people admitted to hospital observation and treatment. Tianjin fire brigade sources, the Development Zone, the bonded area has 36 officers and soldiers lost contact, 33 injured soldiers in the hospital, 2 soldiers sacrifice.

Violent explosion even spread a few kilometers away from the building. People's network reporter in the distance to the explosion of 2 kilometers around the Offshore Oil Engineering Corp to see the building facades glass damage. It is understood that CNOOC engineering headquarters is located in Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Haibin Road 15 No. 199, and warehouse for storage and transportation of the explosion from the more recent and COSCO Container Logistics Co., Ltd., Sinotrans Tianjin transportation company, Zhenhua logistics number of container shipping companies, it is estimated that the extent of the damage is not small.

Ministry of Public Security Fire Department official micro Bo said in a news release said, August 12, 22 and 50 points, Tianjin fire brigade received a warning that, Tianjin Binhai New Area port group Ruihai logistics hazardous goods stacking fire. Around 23:30, the scene exploded. According to Xinhua news agency, explosive eruptions also triggered a number of enterprises around the fireball two explosion, a radius of several kilometers strongly felt.

According to the official website of the Tianjin Maritime Bureau introduction, on-site inspection in September 2014 Tianjin Dongjiang Maritime Bureau on the area of dangerous goods container packing station on-site inspection and hazardous cargo container ship, thorough investigation of dangerous packing of the goods quality, reporting and stowage isolation, to carry out dangerous goods shipping field examination, 12 ships, on-site inspection of container 52 box, photo identification 89 box. Complete the Ruihai International Logistics Co., Ltd., in Tianjin Binhai Logistics Co., Ltd., Tianjin port in dangerous goods logistics Co., Ltd., and a total of three dangerous cargo container packing station to carry out special inspection and evaluation. But did not disclose the Ruihai logistics examination results.