Three persons were today killed and 21 others injured when fire broke out in south China in the wee hours.
The fire broke out at 1:55 am at a village in Jiangnan district of Nanning Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
More than 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines were called in for the rescue, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
A probe has been launched into the cause of the accident.