Four missing in SW China house fire

GUIYANG -- Four people were reported missing after a fire destroyed five houses in southwest China's Guizhou province, local authorities said Wednesday.

The fire broke out at around 2 am on Wednesday in Congjiang county, Miao-Dong autonomous prefecture of Qiandongnan, said the county's publicity department.

The fire has been put out. Rescuers are searching for the missing. The cause of the fire is being investigated.