Teenager dies in Greenville house fire

Video: A news clip from WNYT 13, which reported on Saturday's fire.

An electrical fire at a house in Greenville on Saturday, December 3 killed 17-year-old Vincent Greco, a Coxsackie resident and student at Greenville High, the Daily Mail reports.

Greco was at the home of a friend, 18-year-old Joseph Cartelli Jr., late Saturday night, when Greenville firefighters responded to the scene, followed by sheriff's deputies.

Upon their arrival, the firefighters learned that Greco was still trapped inside. 

“Several rescue attempts were hindered by the large amount of smoke and fire at the scene,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

WNYT 13 reports that Cartelli tried to rescue his friend.

Mr. and Mrs. Cartelli, Joseph, Senior and Joanne, got out. So did their son. But young Joe, a basketball standout at Greenville High School, tried to get back in to rescue his friend. But the fire was too intense and Vince never made it out.