Firefighters rescue one person from burning North County home
A house fire in Oceanside resulted in one person being taken to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation on Tuesday, first responders said.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A house fire in Oceanside resulted in one person being taken to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation on Tuesday, first responders said.
The blaze occurred around 10:27 a.m. at 909 South Pacific St., the Oceanside Fire Department said in a news release.
Firefighters were able to rescue one person, who was awake and conscious, from the second story of the building, according to fire officials. The victim was taken to the burn center at the University of California, San Diego, where their status is unknown at this time.
The fire was contained to only two rooms of the residence as firefighters extinguished the flames after 13 minutes.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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