An apartment block caught fire at around 4 a.m. Monday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, leaving four people dead and another four injured.
Rescuers found five people trapped in the three-story building and rushed them to hospital. One of them died while the other four sustained minor injuries.
Another three bodies were found when firefighters put out the blaze at 4:58 a.m.
The cause of the fire is unknown.