Three people died and another 21 people were injured during an early morning fire in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The fire broke out at 1:55 a.m. Saturday at a village in Jiangnan district of Nanning.
More than 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines were called in for the rescue.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident.