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China steel factory owners held after blast kills six

By AAP Newswire

Jan 20, 2026

Ambulance — Four people are missing following a deadly explosion at a steel factory in northern China. -AP

Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion killed six people and left 84 others hospitalised, state media said.

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The death toll rose to six during the day on Monday as rescuers searched for the missing.

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