A worker salvages items from a damaged dormitory near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
SHANGHAI: A Chinese company that specialises in handling dangerous goods and owns the Tianjin port warehouse where two massive explosions killed dozens of people violated packaging standards during a safety inspection two years ago, the safety bureau said.
Of 4,325 containers owned by Tianjin Dongjiang Port Ruihai International Logistics that were checked, five failed the inspection because packaging was sub-standard, the Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration said.
A warehouse belonging to Ruihai Logistics has been identified by the official Xinhua news agency as the site of the explosions late on Wednesday that were so large, they were seen by satellites in space.
The administration examined thousands of containers owned by Ruihai Logistics, which describes itself as a government-approved firm specialising in handling "dangerous goods", and four other companies, according to a report posted on the administration's website in January last year.
The report said it had inspected more than 14,000 containers in total and found that 29 from the five firms had failed the packaging checks, with the main problem being inappropriate "danger" labelling.
The inspection report did not provide further details about what was wrong with the packaging.
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