NANCHANG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Seven people died and one was injured in a fire at a market in east China's Jiangxi Province on Monday.

    Three houses were destroyed in the blaze, which broke out at about 5:00 a.m. at the market in Xingguo County of Jiangxi, a local government spokesman said.

    The fire was extinguished at 6:50 a.m., the spokesman said.

    The losses were still being assessed and the cause of the fire was under investigation, he said.