Three Chinese youths killed in Milan store fire

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 13 - Three people died in a fire late on Thursday at a store selling Chinese products in Milan's Via Ermenegildo Cantoni.
    The victims were all Chinese citizens - two brothers aged 17 and 19 and a woman aged 24.
    Firefighters worked all night to extinguish the flames and secure the location.
    Rescue services said the emporium did not have emergency exits and had only one entrance overlooking the road so the victims were unable to flee the premises.
    The store was connected through a staircase to offices located on the first floor, which were entirely destroyed by the flames.
    The victims' bodies were all found on the ground floor, in different parts of the emporium. Carabinieri police are investigating the incident.
    The cause of the fire is still unclear.
    The hypothesis of an arson attack has not been ruled out as the shop's owners had allegedly received threats prior to the incident, investigative sources said. (ANSA).