A house fire has killed two Chinese and injured two others later Thursday in South Korea's north central province of Chungcheongbuk-Do, the consulate office of the Chinese Embassy to South Korea said Friday.

The fire broke out at around 23:16 p.m. Thursday local time in a residential building housing 12 Chinese people in Jincheon-Gun, ChungCheongbuk-Do. Two of them died at the scene while two others were injured, the embassy said.

So far, the cause of the fire remains unclear.

The Chinese Embassy launched the emergency mechanism immediately after receiving information earlier Friday to take necessary measures. It has contacted with local police authorities, demanding for confirming identities of the fatalities, investigating the cause of the fire, rescuing the wounded by all means and properly dealing with the aftermath of the accident.

The embassy will also contact with relatives of the fatalities in China to help them come to South Korea.