Family of five die in house fire

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A family of five, including three children and their parents, died in a house fire in east China's Anhui Province Saturday morning, local authorities said.

The fire was at a village house in Yuhui district in the city of Bengbu. Local firefighters received a call at 2:06 a.m. and put the blaze out half an hour later, the city's emergency response office said in a statement.

Five bodies were found in the rescue and search operation and were later identified as husband and wife, their infant boy, five-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son, it said.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

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