Suspeced arson kills 6 in E China's chess room

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-28 14:38

YANGZHOU, Jiangsu -- The death toll has risen to six following a card and chess room fire on Monday evening, according to local police.

Several others were injured and have been hospitalized.

The fire occurred at about 8:30 p.m. at a card and chess room in downtown Yangzhou, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province

The police has started a probe into the case which they suspect was an arson, according to the Yangzhou city government website.