7 dead, 2 missing following house fire in east China’s Anhui

A drone photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024 shows the site of a self-built house fire in Wangwei Village of Huainan City, east China’s Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
HEFEI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — Seven people were killed and two remain missing after a house caught fire early on Saturday in the city of Huainan, east China’s Anhui Province, according to the local emergency management bureau.
The fire broke out at around 5 a.m. in a self-built house in Wangwei Village.
Local fire brigades and departments of public security and emergency management are conducting search and rescue operations. ■

A drone photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024 shows the site of a self-built house fire in Wangwei Village of Huainan City, east China’s Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)