At least seven dead in a fire at a chemical plant in northern China

MADRID, March 14. (Royals Blue) –

At least seven people were killed in a fire at a chemical plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia’s Baotou Autonomous Region on Monday.

The fire started around 2:08 a.m. (local time) on Monday in the Hondlon district of Baotou city and was brought under control about an hour later, local authorities reported, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.

The rescue work ended at 6:40 am (local time) at the scene of the accident the bodies of the seven deceased people were found.

The authorities are investigating the causes of what happened.