An explosion at a factory in China’s Inner Mongolia region on Sunday killed two people and left 66 others hospitalized, according to Chinese state media.
Xinhua said the blast occurred at a plant of Baogang United Steel in the city of Baotou at around 3 p.m. local time. The report said the explosion sent heavy plumes of smoke into the sky and caused tremors in surrounding areas.
Xinhua reported that three of the hospitalized people suffered serious injuries. The state media also said five people remained missing after the blast.
Rescue crews rushed to the scene, and authorities were still investigating the cause of the explosion, Xinhua said.