China orphanage fire kills seven children in Henan

Four children died at a scene in Lankao County and three died on the way to hospital Xinhua News Agency said.

One other child, aged about 10, is being treated in hospital. The cause of the fire is not yet clear.

local residents say a woman named as Ms Yuan Lihai used the house to shelter orphans and abandoned children.

Reports say Ms Yuan, a street vendor, has provided shelter to dozens of children in the last two decades.

It remained unclear how many children were in the house at the time.

The fire began at 08:30 local time (00:30 GMT) and was contained within two hours, a local government official was quoted as say