Two 4-year-old boys were killed in a plant fire Friday in south China's Shenzhen City, local authorities said.

The fire started at 3:44 on the roof of a three-story building of Liheng Packing Factory in Longgang District. Six square-meters of sundries placed on the roof were destroyed, according to the spokesman of Shenzhen government.

Fire-fighters extinguished the fire within several minutes and discovered bodies of the two boys in the debris. Initial investigations showed the children played with fire and caused the accident, he said. Enditem

(Xinhua News Agency February 7, 2009)