5 dead after store fire in south China

Five people were killed after a fire engulfed a grocery store in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday.

Report informs via Xinhua that the fire broke out at around 3 a.m. local time Monday in Cangwu County in the city of Wuzhou and was put out about three hours later, according to the county's emergency management bureau.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.