A fire in a hotel in central China's Henan Province Friday morning killed seven people and injured 11, local police said Friday.

The fire was reported at 3:57 am in the Shensen Hotel, a privately owned hotel in Luoyang City. The first group of 22 firefighters rushed to the site in about two minutes. The blaze was extinguished at 4:20 am.

Police said some people were injured while jumping out of the building. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
 
(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2004)