A man was killed and a woman injured in a house fire early Monday in Jersey City.
The woman jumped from the second-floor and was injured, while the man was trapped, CBS 2 News reported.
"The male was removed from the second floor by the firefighters. In a lifeless condition, he was transported to the hospital and he did not make it," said Jersey City Fire Chief Stephan Drennan.
Fire officials said it likely started on the first floor of the home around 6:30 a.m. Monday and spread to the entire house. The roof collapsed, which officials said made the fire more challenging.
A neighbor was taking the loss hard. "The gentleman that lives there, it's hard for me to talk about. But we've been neighbors 27 years. They brought him out, they were trying to resuscitate him and stuff. I don't know what happened with him," said Jean Gaskins.
