Four people died and 13 were injured, including four seriously, in a house fire in east China's Zhejiang Province early Tuesday.
The fire broke out at about 4:52 a.m. in a house in Guixi Village, Yunhe County of Lishui City, fire fighters said.
It took 25 fire fighters with three fire engines more than two hours to extinguish the fire.
The injured are receiving treatment in hospital. All of them are in stable condition.
County government officials are investigating the blaze.
(Xinhua News Agency February 17, 2009)