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6 dead in NE China building fire

Xinhua, December 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Six people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out in a residential building in northeast China's Liaoning Province early on Thursday.

The fire engulfed the corridor of a seven-story building in Shenyang City around 2 a.m.

Rescuers rushed to the site and extinguished the fire. Six people were found dead.

Police said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Endi