NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — Three men died in an overnight house fire on Alta Vista Drive in North Little Rock. A 17-year-old was injured in the fire and taken to the hospital. The teen is expected to okay, but the house is a total loss.
The victims have been identified as 71-year-old Royce Kerchner, 60-year-old Chin Shan Wang, and 34-year-old Hsiao Wen Wang.
Firefighters responded to the fire just before 3 a.m. and are still on scene. All four occupants were related, according to neighbors.
"The lab just starts barking out of nowhere, like crazy though, nonstop," a neighbor said. "We knew somethin' was up, so I wake my mom up. And we walk down the hallway and the police we see in our window. "We come out, we see smoke. And actually, I thought it was gonna get our house, too."
The back of the house is completely burned. The source of the fire was likely a fuel that ignited the back deck and spread.
Officials said the fire is not considered suspicious.