78-year-old man critically injured in Woodland Hills house fire

A 78-year-old man was severely burned in a house fire Monday in Woodland Hills.

Los Angeles Fire Department units were called just after 2:25 p.m. to the home at 5144 N. Don Pio Drive, near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, according to department spokesman Brian Humphrey.

Firefighters extinguished the flames — on the second floor of the home — about 10 minutes after they arrived, and rescuers located the man suffering from severe burns inside.

The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition. No other injuries were reported in the fire.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.