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.

"We're here to support you. You can reach out to your local firehouse if you need smoke detectors. The fire department, the police, we're part of the community, we are always here to assist," said Bompadre.

Chopper 3 was over the scene where firefighters were spotted responding to the blaze.

"It's a tragedy for this community. It's a very closely knit community. That's formed a really good relationship with the Philadelphia Fire Department as well as the Philadelphia Police Department," said Capt. Michael Goodson, commanding officer. "So, for our men and women to have to respond to this and see something so tragic, it's something that really cuts to the heart of what we do as first responders. We will continue to do what we have to do to uplift this community and support this family."

It's unknown if there were other children in the home at the time of the fire. It's also unclear if there were working smoke detectors in the home.

Bompadre said they are still working to determine where the fire started.

Robert Riley, a neighbor, talked about how he wanted to try to save the boy.

"I heard the kid screaming down there, ran down there, smoke coming out from both of the windows. I tried to open the door to get there, but it was so much smoke… I just saw smoke," he said. "And then you can hear the popping of the fire and I was calling the boy's name. But no answer."

"Then I was going to climb up to the second floor … it was just too bad. You couldn't get to him," Riley said. "It leaves me with a feeling of hurt. Because I couldn't do nothing to save him. I really wanted to save him. I know his family, I feel sorry for them. The worst feeling is when somebody is dying and you can't help them."

The fire department said the Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin of the fire, and the Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death.