Flames gut the interior of a steel plant Sunday in Anshan, China. - Screencapture Via YouTube

Flames gut the interior of a steel plant Sunday in Anshan, China.

Screencapture Via YouTube

Massive flames roiled from an iron and steel plant Sunday evening in northeastern China, local media report.

The fire broke out near the cold-rolling plant at Anshan Iron and Steel Group in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, CCTV News states. Video posted to YouTube show enormous fireball rises through the roof of plant.

Anshan Group later announced that the fire had been extinguished with no casualties reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Anshan Iron and Steel, part of state-owned Ansteel, represents an important part of China’s steel production base. In 2015 it was ranked as seventh largest in the world by the World Steel Association.  

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