Six people were killed and 28 others injured in a building fire Thursday morning in east China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at about 6:07am in Weitang Township of Xiangcheng District in the city of Suzhou and was extinguished about an hour later.
The injured have been rushed to the hospital for treatment, among which two are severely injured.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
6死28伤！江苏一地城区发生火灾！
2023年2月16日上午6时07分左右，渭塘镇珍珠湖路1号发生火灾，7时10分火势扑灭，现场搜救已完成。事故造成6人死亡，另有28人送医院救治，其中2人伤势较重，暂无生命危险。起火原因正在调查中。
