Man dies after being rescued from house fire in South LA's Hyde Park

A man rescued from a house fire in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles died Saturday night and a firefighter was left wounded, authorities said.

Firefighters had received reports a person was trapped inside and rescued the 50-year-old victim, rushing him to a nearby hospital in critical-to-grave condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Two room of the single-story house along the 700 block of South 4th Avenue were engulfed by heavy fire when firefighters first arrived, LAFD officials said, first reporting the blaze around 7 p.m.

Paramedics had attempted life-saving measures on the victim as they took him to the hospital and emergency room medics had also tried to save him, LAFD officials said. But was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Officials said one firefighter, only identified as a 33-year-old male, was also taken to a hospital after suffering from minor burn injuries. 

More than three dozen firefighters managed to put out the blaze in 22 minutes, LAFD said. No other details have been released.