HOUSTON - A Houston firefighter had to be hospitalized after the units attempted to search for a resident inside a home on fire in south Houston.

According to Deputy Chief Roger Westoff of the Houston Fire Department, they received a call about the fire and the first unit on the scene was returning from another call when they saw the smoke.

House fire in southeast Houston

What we know:

Westoff says the firefighters began hosing down the fire before going inside, but when units went inside, the fire escaleted, and they began to evacuate the building.

Initially, firefighters were told someone might have been living inside the home.

The firefighters had to leave through a window, but as they were leaving one captain received burns. He had to be taken to a hospital to be evaluated.

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