A fire broke out at a warehouse of a dairy company in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, with casualties unknown yet, according to local authorities.

The blaze started around noon at the warehouse owned by the Jinan Yili Dairy Co. Ltd. at an industrial park located in Pingyin County, said a statement from the county government.

Firefighters are still trying to get the fire under control.

Jinan Yili Dairy is a subsidiary of leading dairy producer the Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group.