Twelve people have been “formally detained” in China after the massive explosions in Tianjin earlier this month.<br /><br /> Among them are the chairman, vice-chairman and three deputy general managers of the company that owned the warehouse containing dangerous chemicals.<br /><br /> On top of the arrests 11 officials and port executives have been accused of dereliction of duty or abuse of power.<br /><br /> News of the detentions comes a day after the head of China’s work safety regulator, Yang Dongliang, was suspended for corruption.<br /><br /> He was also a former vice mayor of Tianjin.<br /><br /> The state prosecutor said officials from a range of agencies, including Tianjin’s land resources, work safety and customs offices have been irresponsible and negligent.<br /><br /> China’s state-run Xinhua news agency says 139 people were killed in the blasts, 84 of them were fire fighters.<br /><br /> Meanwhile 34 people remain missing.<br /><br /> Of the 700 who were reportedly injured in the blasts 527 are still in hospital.
