Five people have died and five others are missing in the accident at Baosteel Plate Mill.

State Council Work Safety Commission supervises the Baogang accident #Major Production Safety Accident Handling Supervision Notice Safety Commission Supervision [2026] No. 1 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Government: On January 18, 2026, Baogang Rare Earth Steel Plate Co., Ltd. in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, suffered a pressure vessel explosion accident, resulting in 5 deaths, 5 missing persons, and 84 injuries. According to the "Major Accident Handling Supervision Measures", the State Council Work Safety Commission has decided to supervise the handling of this major accident. Your region should organize and carry out the accident investigation intensively in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and rules such as the "Regulations on Reporting and Investigation of Production Safety Accidents", quickly find out the cause of the accident, and strictly follow the requirements of the accident investigation regulations to study and propose handling suggestions. Before closing the case, the accident investigation report should be submitted to the Office of the State Council Work Safety Commission for review and approval, and your region is responsible for approving the closure and announcing it to the public. After the case is closed, the accident investigation report and the implementation of the accident handling decision should be timely reported to the Office of the State Council Work Safety Commission for filing.