An early-morning blaze on Christmas Day leveled a three-story building at a Taiwan-invested Jinshun Plastics Products Factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, and killed three workers.

The workers' bodies were discovered 18 hours after the fire was put out, according to Nanfang Daily.

Police said the factory owner has been put "under control," as the company had been ordered by local authorities to eliminate fire hazard before resuming production. On September 26, a six-hour fire destroyed part of Jinshun's warehouse. Fortunately, no one was injured in that blaze.

The December 25 case is under investigation; foul play is not suspected.

Survivors said that the three victims -- 36-year old He Guangsheng, 26-year-old Qiu Duojian, and 30-year-old Wang Zhongfa -- were on the third floor of the building when the fire broke out.