Overview
- The blast struck around 3pm local time at Baogang United Steel's plate plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.
- Officials say 66 people were taken to hospitals, including three patients reported in serious condition.
- Rescue forces from the city and the autonomous region were deployed as firefighters and medical teams worked at the scene.
- Social-media videos show collapsed ceilings, widespread rubble, towering smoke plumes, and large metal debris thrown from the site.
- Residents kilometres away reported shocks that shattered windows and caused visible damage to nearby buildings.