Victims in Far North Dallas apartment fire believed to be siblings

2 killed in apartment fire in Far North Dallas

Two people were killed early Saturday morning after an apartment fire in Far North Dallas, officials said.

DALLAS - Two people were killed early Saturday morning after an apartment fire in Far North Dallas, officials said.

What we know:

Firefighters were called to an apartment on Frankford Road just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said crews found heavy fire coming from the first floor of a two-story apartment building with the possibly of people being trapped inside.

Evans said two people were inside the apartment. One person was able to get out of the apartment and was taken to a hospital where they later died.

A second person was found unresponsive inside the apartment and pronounced dead at the scene.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire just after 4 a.m., Evans said.

Displaced resident describes scene

Frankford Road fire

Peter Frank, who lived in the building before being displaced by the fire, said he started hearing noises from the floor beneath his around 3 a.m.

At first, Frank said, it didn’t sound like an emergency, just noise. Until it didn’t stop.

What they're saying:

"But then I kept hearing the same noises. I thought somebody was in distress, so I peeped outside, and I saw one of my neighbors saying, 'Ah, hey, there's a fire. There's a fire,'" Frank said.

Below him, flames were quickly spreading through a first floor apartment on Frankford Road. 

Dallas Fire Rescue arrived to a heavy fire and reports that people might still be trapped inside. 

"By the time I went back to see if I could salvage anything, smoke was already getting in my apartment. Then the firemen were all over the apartment," Frank said.

FOX 4 has learned the victims were related, according to people at the scene and neighbors. 

"I've been residing here for about almost 16 years, and nothing of this nature has ever happened around here, you know. So it's just an unfortunate event, but such is life," Frank said.

Shock to the community

He says this kind of tragedy always feels far away until it isn’t.

"Well, I'm just kind of everywhere, you know, I've been moved here temporarily, so I'm just trying to know, what's the next course of action they're going to take?" Frank said.

And his community is feeling the loss.

"Sending my condolences, my deep condolences. You know, it's an unfortunate event, you know, so, but I hope we hold them in our prayers," Frank said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

FOX 4 spoke to several people who didn’t want to go on camera who knew the brother and sister and say they’re heartbroken and still processing what happened.

What we don't know:

The names of the victims have not yet been released.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but Evans said the damage was mostly contained to the apartment.