NEW CASTLE, Pa. -  A 24-year-old was taken to the hospital after being rescued from their burning home in New Castle early Wednesday.

Just after midnight, firefighters were called to the home at 817 E. Lutton Street for a kitchen fire with several animals and one person trapped on the second floor.

The individual first escaped the flames but then returned to the home to retrieve their cat which they believed was in the attic.

Smoke was so heavy the person was unable to get back out and had to be rescued by firefighters.

They were taken to the hospital where they are being treated for smoke inhalation.

Assistant Fire Chief Mike Kobe says the fire was a result of food cooking on the stove.

The fire spread to the kitchen walls. No one else was injured.