A fire that occurred in the small hours of Sunday at a shop in central China's Henan Province killed five people, said sources with the county government.
At 2:20 AM, a shop in Lushan County caught fire, trapping eight shop workers, three of whom managed to escape.
More than 60 firefighters and over 10 fire engines rushed to the scene and put the fire out by 5:20 AM. The cause of the fire in being investigated, the source said.
(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2005)
