Firefighters battled extreme heat and thick smoke during a house fire Monday that killed two men in San Bernardino.
The fire at the two-story house was reported at about 2 a.m. in the 3600 block of North Arrowhead Avenue.
Firefighters, who faced thick smoke inside the home, found a man dead in the residence. A second man found in the home later died at a hospital.
"Firefighters in the midst of that rescue faced high heat, zero visibility -- we did have a roof collapse from an AC structure that fell through the roof," said Christopher Prater, of the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
The fire was knocked down in about one hour.
Neighbors told NBC4 that a father and son live at the home.
"Our neighbor was over there, trying to beak the door open, pounding on windows, trying to wake them up," said resident Marci Padilla. "It's horrible."
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Firefighters have not determined a cause.
