Six people died and one was injured when a residential building caught fire on Monday in Rui'an, a small city in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, the local fire brigade confirmed.

The fire broke out at 1:30 AM in a four-storey building in Puqiao Village of Tangxia Town, a spokesman with the brigade told Xinhua.

He said police were yet to identify the six dead, and the injured was being treated at the Rui'an city hospital.

A source with the hospital said the victim was out of danger, but not available for an immediate interview.

The fire was put out at 3:00 AM and investigation was underway, the spokesman said.

(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2007)