Does anyone know what caused the big explosion in Tianjin Port?

1. It was found that the direct cause of the accident was that under the action of high temperature (weather), the nitrocellulose in the container on the south side of the dangerous goods warehouse was partially dried due to the loss of suitable wetting agent, which led to the long-term combustion of dangerous chemicals such as nitrocellulose in adjacent containers, leading to the danger of explosive storage of ammonium nitrate in the arrival area.

2. 165 people died, 8 people were missing and 798 people were injured and hospitalized. 304 buildings, 12428 commercial vehicles and 7533 containers were damaged. The direct economic loss was 6.866 billion yuan.

3.2016165438+1From 7 to 9 October, there were 27 criminal cases of "8. 12" extraordinarily serious fire and explosion accident in Tianjin Port, which were tried by Tianjin No.2 Intermediate People's Court and 9 grass-roots courts respectively. 165438+1October 9, the defendant unit, 24 persons directly responsible and 25 defendants involved in the above-mentioned cases publicly pronounced their sentences.