7 killed in east China house fire

ANKARA

At least seven people were killed and two others went missing after a house in east China caught fire early on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported.

The fire broke out at around 5 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Friday) in a self-built house in Wangwei village in the city of Huainan, Anhui province.

Public security and emergency management units are conducting search and rescue operations.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid