(KNZA)--Two people were transported to area hospitals following an early Monday morning house fire in Hoyt.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said the fire was reported around 6:30 at 104 Highland Avenue.

Morse said the only occupant of the home suffered burns in the fire. The resident was transported by Jackson County EMS to a Topeka hospital and later transferred to the University of Kansas Hospital's burn unit in Kansas City, Kansas.

Morse said a Hoyt firefighter was transported by Jackson County EMS to a Topeka hospital due to a medical condition.

Fire crews from Hoyt, Mayetta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Soldier Township in northern Shawnee County responded to the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Kansas State Fire Marshal's office and Jackson County Sheriff's Office.