Sangzhi building fire kills seven

Seven people have died after a residential building caught on fire on Saturday morning in Sangzhi county, Hunan province, according to the statement from the county government on Wechat account.

The fire broke out at 5:02 am on Saturday. Two stories of the five-story building were engulfed in flames with an area of about 160 square meters.

The fire has been put out. Firefighters and emergency response personnel rushed to the scene. Seven people were found dead, it said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, it added.