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19 Jan 2026, 06:45 GMT+10
(260119) -- BAOTOU, Jan. 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows a press briefing on a factory blast in Baotou City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. An explosion at a factory in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has killed two people, left eight missing and injured 84, local authorities said Monday.
The explosion occurred at 3:03 p.m. on Sunday at a plate plant of Baogang United Steel in western Baotou City. It was caused by the blast of a 650-cubic-meter saturated water and steam spherical tank, Lin Li, executive vice mayor of Baotou, told a press briefing on Monday.
A total of 84 injured people are being treated in hospitals, with five in serious condition and the remaining 79 sustaining minor injuries, such as facial wounds and soft tissue contusions, according to Lin. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
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