22 dead in house fire in E China

22 people died in a house fire in East China's Jiangsu province early Sunday morning, local authorities said.

The fire broke out at around 4:30 a.m. in a two-storey residential house in Yushan town in Changshu city.

Sources said more than 20 people lived in the house.

The fire has been put out and the cause of the accident is underway.