5-year-old boy found dead inside burning home

A 5-year-old boy was killed in a house fire Tuesday morning, according to reports.

The fire started in a home in the 2700 block of Sixth Street South, according to Bay News 9.

A mother, father and 3-year-old girl were able to escape from the home but the 5-year-old boy, Hassan Vaan, couldn’t be found during the fire, Bay News 9 reported. The family tried to go back into the home to rescue the boy, but the flames were too intense, authorities said.

Police later confirmed the boy’s death, according to Bay News 9. St. Petersburg Police tweeted that the boy’s body had been fourd inside the home.

Several calls to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue reported smoke coming from the home around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, Bay News 9 reported. It was a short time later that firefighters were able to extinguish the flames.

No information has been released on what may have started the fire, but it is under investigation.

This story was originally published April 11, 2017 at 2:54 PM with the headline "5-year-old boy found dead inside burning home."