Multiple deaths, injuries caused by Suzhou blaze

Six people died and 28 were injured during a fire in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Thursday morning, according to the official Wechat account of the city's Xiangcheng district.

The blaze ripped through No1 Zhenzhuhu Road of the district's Weitang township around 6:07am and was not extinguished until 7:10am.

The injured people, with two in critical condition, have been sent to hospital for treatment.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.