A family of four were killed in Shanghai's Huangpu District early Tuesday after a fire caused their home to collapse.

Two adults and two children aged 13 and 10 were found dead after firefighters arrived at the scene, the Huangpu District government reported said on its official Weibo account. The fire happened at 2 in the morning and caused a four-storey residential building to collapse.

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The family reportedly lived inside the four-storey building which was found to be an illegal extension to a two-storey structure located in Dongjie street in Shanghai. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

People within the vicinity told ThePaper  that the four additional storeys were built about four years ago. Supports for adjacent structures have been added following this incident, as well as safety checks that required evacuating residents, said the government.

House Fires

In another place in China, a man killed himself after setting his own house on fire, reports Business Standard. The house, located in Guangdong province, was  set on fire by the man after having quarrels with his family. The incident was caught on a 42-second video.

The man who took the video, identified only as Li, was blamed for not helping the fire victim. In his defense, Li said that he tried to rescue the man but failed as he was too far to reach.

Investigations on the incident revealed that the man died as a result of his own act of arson.

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