KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A house fire Thursday morning in east-central Kansas City, Missouri, left a man in critical condition and a firefighter with minor injuries, according to a spokesperson with KCFD.
The fire occurred around 10:15 a.m. at a residence in the 3000 block of College Avenue.
After arriving to the scene, KCFD crews witnessed heavy smoke and flames at a two-story home.
Crews searched the home and found a 60-year-old man on the rear stairwell of the home "who had been overcome by the heavy smoke conditions."
Firefighters rescued the man from the home and transported him to an area hospital in critical, but stable, condition, according to the spokesperson.
One firefighter was also transported to a hospital for evaluation with minor injuries, per KCFD.
The fire was brought under control around 10:40 a.m.
KCFD is investigating the cause of the blaze.
This story is breaking and will be updated as information becomes available.
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