One dead after Johnston County fire

Firefighters said a neighbor called 911 after seeing flames while driving by the home, at 2009 Hillside Place, off Wendell Road in Johnston County. 

The victim, whose name has not been released, was asleep at the time, authorities said. Neighbors said he and another man who lived at the home are migrant workers employed by a nearby tobacco farm. The other man was not home at the time of the fire.

The victim died at North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center in Chapel Hill on Saturday morning.

Firefighters think the fire was sparked by an air conditioning unit in the living room. 

"We're still trying to figure out what was going on," said Chris Perry, Johnston County fire marshal.