CHARLOTTE, N.C. --
Firefighters rescued a 64-year-old man after his house caught on fire in southwest Charlotte.
The fire started around 9 p.m. Saturday on Smith Road, near Choate Circle.
Charlotte Fire Department Capt. Rob Brisley said firefighters found the man in his bedroom while flames filled the house. Once firefighters got the man out of his house, medics transported him to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Investigators are working to learn that man's name.
Also inside the house, firefighters found a cat and a dog. The cat survived the fire, but the dog died as a result from injuries in the fire.
Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen and is accidental. Officials believe the fire was started by an electrical problem.
Investigators estimated the damage to be around $50,000.
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