Chinese police detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion on Sunday killed two people and left 84 others hospitalised. Eight other people remain unaccounted for.
A pressurized storage tank designed to hold steam and high-temperature water exploded in the factory, Baotou city officials said Monday.
The blast occurred at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou around 3 pm local time Sunday and caused tremors in the surrounding areas. A rescue team was searching for the eight people who are missing, said a representative of the Baotou city’s Information Office at a news conference on Monday morning.
Baogang United Steel is a major state-owned company, according to state media.​Chinese police detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion on Sunday killed two people and left 84 others hospitalised. Eight other people remain unaccounted for.
A pressurized storage tank designed to hold steam and high-temperature water exploded in the factory, Baotou city officials said Monday.
The blast occurred at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou around 3 pm local time Sunday and caused tremors in the surrounding areas. A rescue team was searching for the eight people who are missing, said a representative of the Baotou city’s Information Office at a news conference on Monday morning.
Baogang United Steel is a major state-owned company, according to state media. ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
