Seven people, including two children, were killed Saturday after a fire broke out at a private house in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, TASS news agency reported, citing the local emergency service.

The fire began at around 04:50 a.m.(0150 GMT) and lasted some 45 minutes, killing a woman, four men and two girls. A total of 20 firefighters and five vehicles were deployed to the site to put out the blaze.

Investigators are still working to find the cause of the incident.

source: Xinhua