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The death toll of a fire in northeast China has climbed to five as the bodies of two missing firefighters were found, local authorities said on Saturday.

In total, five firefighters were killed and another 14 injured in a warehouse blaze in Harbin city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The age of the dead ranged between 18 and 22.

The firemen were buried while trying to put out the fire, which burnt down the third floor of a market warehouse at 9:37 p.m. on Friday, burying firemen on the second floor.The 14 injured firemen were rushed to hospital. Three of them were in critical condition.

The warehouse is part of a 11-story residential building. The first to third floors are used as warehouses and the rest eight floors are residential. The fire broke out at 1:14 p.m. on Friday. The open flames were put out at about 11 a.m. on Saturday. Firemen are still spraying water at the site to extinguish the smouldering flames.

About 2,000 local residents nearby have been removed to safe places.The local civil affairs department has sent 500 cotton-padded clothes and 1,000 quilts to the affected residents.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has sent experts to Harbin for disaster relief and urged all fire departments to carry out examinations so as to rule out hidden dangers.

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