A massive explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with eight people still missing, state media reported.
The explosion occurred around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Sunday at the Baogang United Steel plant in Inner Mongolia, causing noticeable tremors in the area.
Footage online showed the explosion sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky, while the ground was littered with debris, including collapsed ceilings and pipes.
Five of the dozens hospitalized suffered serious injuries, state media reported. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.
Baogang United Steel is a major state-owned iron and steel enterprise.
China has a long history of industrial accidentsfrom factory explosions and mine collapses to mudslides.
In 2015, two massive explosions at the port of Tianjin killed 173 people, left hundreds more injured and destroyed large areas of the city.
In May of last year, an explosion at a chemical plant in the eastern province of Shandong killed five people and injured at least 19. The blast blew windows of a nearby building off their hinges.