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Updated: Jul 16, 2017 12:24 IST

A pre-dawn fire in a two-storey house in eastern China killed 22 people and injured three on Sunday.

The city of Changshu in Jiangsu province, about 80 km northwest of Shanghai, said on Sunday in a brief social media post that the fire broke out around 4.30 am. The post said authorities have put out the fire and finished cleaning the scene.

Twenty two people died in a house #fire in East China's Jiangsu province early Sunday morning. https://t.co/ZICgzoM1NW pic.twitter.com/26gjkdiR2X — China Daily (@ChinaDailyUSA) 16 July 2017

The cause remains under investigation. It is not clear how many residents survived.

Citing unnamed sources, an earlier report by the official Xinhua news agency said more than 20 people lived in the house.

First Published: Jul 16, 2017 12:21 IST</s>At least 22 people have died after a fire broke out in a two-storey house in eastern China, state media report.

Another three people were injured in the city of Changshu, north-west of Shanghai, Xinhua news agency says.

It says the fire - that started at about 04:30 local time (20:30 GMT Saturday) - has been put out.

It was not immediately known how many people lived in the building in Jiangsu province. An investigation into what caused the blaze is now under way.</s>At least 22 people were killed when a house in China’s eastern Jiangsu province caught fire on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as saying.

The fire broke out before dawn at a two-storey residential house in Yushan town in Changshu city, Xinhua said.

Three were injured. The blaze has been put out, and investigation into the cause is under way, it said.</s>People are seen outside a residential building where a fire that broke out in the early morning killed and injured many residents, in Changshu, Jiangsu province, China July 16, 2017. CNS/Zhong Sheng via REUTERS

BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed when a two-storey residential building in China's eastern Jiangsu province caught fire on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as saying.

The fire broke out before dawn at the building in the town of Yushan in Changshu city, Xinhua said.

The blaze has since been put out, and local police said they had arrested a suspect for alleged arson.

An investigation into the cause was under way and disaster-relief teams have been set up to offer legal and mental support for the families and relatives of the victims, Xinhua said.</s>The flames have been doused and a probe is on to establish the cause of the fire. (Image for representational purpose) The flames have been doused and a probe is on to establish the cause of the fire. (Image for representational purpose)

A fire in a two-storey residential building in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province claimed the lives of 22 people and rendered three injured, news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The fire broke out at 4:30 am in the morning (GMT 8:30 pm Saturday) in the house located in Yushan Town in Changshu city of China. The flames have been doused and a probe has been initiated to establish the cause of the fire.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App</s>JIANGSU: At least 22 people were killed and three others wounded after a house caught fire in China's eastern Jiangsu Province on Sunday (Jul 16), according to reports.

The incident occurred at 4.32am local time at a two-storey house in Yushan Town in Changshu city, reported Xinhua.

A report by CGTN, citing sources, said the house was rented to more than 20 people.

The fire has been put out and investigations are underway.</s>Fire at apartment building in China’s east province claimed lives of 22 people

At least 22 people have died in a fire, which broke out at an apartment building in the settlement near the Changshu county-level city of Chinese eastern province of Jiangsu, Sputnik reported citing local media.

The fire erupted at around 4:30 a.m. local time on Sunday [20:30 GMT on Saturday], three people were injured, the CCTV broadcaster reported.

The firemen managed to extinguish the blaze, the cause of the incident is being investigated, according to the broadcaster.</s>At least 22 people were killed on Sunday in a house fire in China's Jiangsu province, police said.

 

 The fire broke out at 4.32 a.m. in a two-storey house in Changshu city, reports Xinhua news agency.

 

 Three others were also injured in the incident, the police said.

 

 The fire has been put out and a probe into the cause of the blaze is underway.</s>BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed when a two-storey residential building in China's eastern Jiangsu province caught fire on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as saying.

The fire broke out before dawn at the building in the town of Yushan in Changshu city, Xinhua said.

The blaze has since been put out, and local police said they had arrested a suspect for alleged arson.

An investigation into the cause was under way and disaster-relief teams have been set up to offer legal and mental support for the families and relatives of the victims, Xinhua said.</s>People are seen outside a residential building where a fire that broke out in the early morning killed and injured many residents, in Changshu, Jiangsu province July 16, 2017. — Picture by CNS/Zhong Sheng via ReutersBEIJING, July 16 — A man was arrested for allegedly setting ablaze a two-storey house in eastern China today, killing 22 people and injuring three, state media said.

The suspect, named Jiang, is in police custody, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The fire broke out at around 4.30am (2030 GMT/4.30am Malaysian time) in Yushan Town north-west of Shanghai in Jiangsu province, before it was extinguished an hour later.

Local police gave no further information on the suspect, Xinhua said.

The three injured do not face life-threatening injuries, the agency added. — AFP
An early morning fire in the Chinese city of Changshu in Jiangsu province kills 22 people and injures three.