HANGZHOU - A family of four were killed in a grocery store fire in east China's Zhejiang Province early Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

The accident happened at about 2:45 am at Wang'an Grocery Store in Luqiao District, Taizhou City. Four bodies, including the grocery owner, were found after the fire was put out, a district public security bureau official said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.