6 dead in Hunan residential fire

Six people have died in a fire at a residential building in Luxi county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, according to authorities.

The blaze started at 6:21 am on Sunday on the first floor of a residential building on Zhuzhou North Road in Wuxi township, local emergency response authorities said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.