UPDATE:
The fire department adds, they believe the patient was sitting or sleeping in the electronic reclining chair when the fire started.
ORIGINAL:
One person was airlifted after a fire Wednesday morning, according to The Fort Myers Fire Department.
Crews said it was a two story duplex home that caught fire on Colonial Preserve Loop.
The person who was injured has severe burns, firefighters said, and was flown to a burn center.
The department also said it rescued a dog from the home and extinguished any remaining fire. The fire was kept in check by a fire sprinkler system, according to the department, and most of the fire was in a reclining chair.
The cause is still under investigation.
We have a crew headed to the scene to learn more.
Fox 4
