A 12-year-old boy is dead after a fire broke out at a North Philly home on Friday evening, according to Philadelphia police.

Officials said firefighters pulled the 12-year-old from the burning home on the 1900 block of North 25th Street and had to perform CPR.

The Philadelphia Fire Department said the boy was found on the second floor. There was light smoke and firefighters found a fire on the first floor when arriving at the scene.

The boy was taken to a hospital by medics and later pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m., Philadelphia Police Assistant Chief Anthony Bompadre said.

Bompadre told CBS News Philadelphia the fire and police departments were notified of a reported house fire around 5:03 p.m. and they were on the scene within two minutes.

The fire has since been placed under control.

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