A house fire broke out on Whitewood Drive around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, killing two elderly men despite more than 25 firefighters working to extinguish the blaze.

“We have a fire with two victims deceased and our detectives are working with the State Fire Marshal's office and Cranston Fire Prevention on the fire investigation,” said Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. “There’s nothing further at this point as we work to determine the cause of the fire.”

Fire Chief James Warren said the call for the fire came in at 2:40 a.m. and that upon arrival they found heavy fire. He also said that it took a full hour for the department to extinguish the flames.

“Obviously we had some investigators out there, and they were able to get inside the building after dealing with some of the collapse damage,” said Deputy State Fire Marshal and Investigator James Given. “Unfortunately, we are carrying the fire as undetermined. There is no obvious cause that we’ve been able to nail down, which can happen just due to the level of destruction caused.”

Though the cause of the fire is still unknown, as is the official identity of the victims, NBC News 10 reported that property records show the house is owned by a Bruce Jeremiah and that multiple neighbors confirmed to their reporters the house was occupied by two brothers of that last name.

Windows around the exterior of the house were blown out by the intensity of the blaze, charred markings of where the blaze spread from the back of the house towards the front show the intensity of the blaze, though any exposed windows have since been boarded up.