{"id":3441856,"date":"2026-01-19T00:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=3441856"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:08:49","slug":"factory-explosion-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-region-kills-2-and-hospitalizes-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2026\/01\/factory-explosion-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-region-kills-2-and-hospitalizes-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 84"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (AP) \u2014 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 hospitalized. Eight other people remain unaccounted for.<\/b>
\nChinese 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 hospitalized. 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.
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The blast occurred at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou around 3 p.m. 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.<\/p>\n