Four construction workers were torched to death in a southwest China village as a result of the worker-villager clash that transpired on Wednesday, as stated by the authorities investigating the incident.

Six construction workers and two villagers were found dead following the physical confrontation between the two groups on Wednesday. According to investigating officials, the fight stemmed from a dispute involving a building site to be constructed in the Fuyou village, Yunnan province.

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Residents of the said village were reportedly against the construction of a trade and logistics center in the area, which prompted the attack on the workers.

In a statement released by an official from Kunming, the provincial capital, hundreds of people were reportedly involved in the worker-villager clash. The sheer number of those participating in the confrontation posted difficulty in allowing the police officers to enter the site and attempt to put a halt to the fight, as reported by the newspaper Jinghua Shibao.

Prior to the confirmation made by the authorities, photos of the bodies of the construction workers who looked as if they were burned to death began circulating on social media. In the pictures, it could be seen that four of the bodies had been torched while the two others appeared to have been beaten to death.

Subsequently, the investigating officers announced that the pictures that outraged the netizens were the real images from the crime scene.

In a report published by Jinghua, the villagers stated that the two locals who died due to the clash were hit using steel pipes.

An interview conducted by China National Radio with one of villagers revealed that these violent confrontations began in 2011, the year the construction project had been approved. The clashes were caused by the dissatisfaction of the villagers on the compensation provided in exchange for the land.

In addition, the interviewed villager claimed that no proof of approval and legal documents had ever been presented by the project's developer, which further fueled their outrage over the construction plan.

At present, the county officials have yet to comment on the accusations claimed by the villagers.

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