HOHHOT — Ten people were killed and three were injured in a gas spurt accident Thursday in the city of Ordos, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to local authorities.

Around 3:40 pm Thursday, a high-pressure gas spurt occurred at a workshop in an industrial park in Hangjin Banner, which resulted in multiple workers falling from elevated positions, according to the emergency management bureau of Ordos.

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Shortly after the accident, local emergency management workers, firefighters, and medical staff joined the rescue operations.

The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.