A 17-year-old Oakfield-Alabama High School student died this weekend as a result of a house fire in the town of Batavia, Genesee County.

The fire started about 2 a.m. at 7881 Lewiston Road according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. When town of Batavia firefighters arrived at the scene, they found heavy flames rising from the north end of the two-story house, according to Batavia firefighters. They controlled the blaze in about 20 minutes.

Judy Clark, 41, the homeowner, and her 15-year-old son, Michael Mooney, escaped the burning structure, according to Genesee County sheriff's deputies. Clark told firefighters that her other son, Erik Mooney, was still inside, possibly in a second-floor bedroom.

Firefighters found Erik unconscious at the top of the stairs. He was taken to United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia for treatment and was pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour later, firefighters said.

Michael escaped the burning house when he jumped from a bathroom window, firefighters said. He injured his arm and, along with his mother, suffered from smoke inhalation, deputies said. Both were taken to United Memorial Medical Center for treatment.

Another resident, Scott Clark, 47, was not home when the fire broke out.

The brothers are both students at Oakfield-Alabama Central School District; Erik was a sophomore and Michael is a freshman. District Superintendent Christopher Todd this morning said the mood in the 1,000-student distinct was somber and that many of the students were "having a tough day."

"It's awful, but we'll band together," he said. Grief counselors are available at Oakfield-Alabama Middle/High School today to assist students, faculty and staff, Todd said.

Todd described Erik as "a nice, quiet kid who was a good student."

The blaze appears to have started on an enclosed porch at the north end of the building and extended to the first floor of the house, firefighters said. The porch, first floor and stairwell sustained heavy fire damage. The remainder of the house sustained heavy smoke damage.

Judy Clark told firefighters that a sounding smoke detector and a barking family dog alerted her of the blaze. Some family pets, including the dog, died in the fire, said Sgt. Steven Mullen of the Genesee County Sheriffâ€^TMs Office.

Mullen said it was not clear how Judy Clark became separated from her sons or why Clark and Michael made it out and Erik did not.

"It's not meant that a parent should watch their children die, no matter how old they are and no matter what the circumstances," Mullen said. "You hope it never happens to you and I think they're all still in shock that it's all real, hoping to wake up from this horrible nightmare."

Firefighters from Alexander, Elba and Oakfield assisted Batavia firefighters at the scene. Emergency medical technicians from Batavia were also on hand.