Fire broke out in a two-storey textile store in northeast China's Harbin city on Sunday afternoon, but there has been no immediate report of casualties.

Firefighters aided with more than 20 fire engines were seen struggling to put out flames that engulfed the second floor of the building in Daowai district of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province.

The fire started at around 3 p.m., according to eyewitnesses.