MIDDLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was rushed to the hospital late Monday night after a fire broke out in a home in Middleboro, officials said.

Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Locust Street around 9 p.m. found heavy fire on the entire first floor of a single-family home that was spreading to the second floor, according to Middleboro fire officials.

When neighbors alerted firefighters that someone was still inside, a crew entered through the back of the house and got him out. The 67-year-old was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with life-threatening injuries including burns and smoke inhalation.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated on scene.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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