Rescuers are seen at the accident site in Tumd Right Banner of Baotou City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 25, 2017. Three people died and 25 were injured when a natural gas pipeline exploded Saturday in a residential building in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The accident happened at around 2 p.m. in a multi-storey residential building in Tumd Right Banner of Baotou City, causing part of the building to collapse, the local government said in a press release.The cause of the accident is under investigation. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
HOHHOT, March 25 (Xinhua) -- An explosion went off Saturday in a residential building in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, but casualties were not immediately known, local authorities said.
The accident happened at around 2 p.m. in a multi-storey residential building in Tumd Right Banner of Baotou City, causing part of the building to collapse, the local government said.
Investigators suspected the blast happened in the natural gas pipe but were yet to confirm the cause of the accident.
