Police made an arrest in a fire at a Success Village apartment complex that killed two people.

Bridgeport police say they arrested 40-year-old Joe Parker III.

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He is charged with two counts of manslaughter in the second-degree.

The fire broke out in the early morning of July 14 in Building 86.

Residents told News 12 Connecticut that a couple was trapped in their apartment.

Jose Pizarro, 88, died at the hospital later that morning. His wife, 91-year-old Rose Pizarro, passed away July 17.

Parker was scheduled to be arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court Friday.