GUANGZHOU, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Six were killed in a building fire in Guzhen Township, the city of Zhongshan, south China's Guangdong Province, the local government said Sunday.

At 2:03 a.m. on Sunday, the local fire department received a report that a fire broke out in a residential building on Jinnan road in the township.

The fire was put out at around 3 a.m. So far, six were killed.

Further investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.