China 's top prosecutor is holding under criminal detention 10 officials and port officials , along with Senior Transport Minister , Wang Jinwen , for the alleged abuse of power and neglect of duty over the two chemical explosions . Two blasts wreaked havoc on the night of Aug. 12 at the port, where about 700 tons of sodium cyanide were stored. The Supreme People 's Procuratorate ( SPP ) , who are investigating , found that Wang broke the law to help Tianjin Ruihai International Port , owner of the warehouse holding the chemicals , to pass safety evaluations and obtain approvals to handle hazardous materials . As we noted previously , the chemical accident insurance losses could be around $ 1.5 billion .
China 's top prosecutor is holding under criminal detention 10 officials and port officials , along with Senior Transport Minister , Wang Jinwen , for the alleged abuse of power and neglect of duty over the two chemical explosions . The Supreme People 's Procuratorate ( SPP ) , who are investigating , found that Wang broke the law to help Tianjin Ruihai International Port , owner of the warehouse holding the chemicals , to pass safety evaluations and obtain approvals to handle hazardous materials . As we noted previously , the chemical accident insurance losses could be around $ 1.5 billion .