A person is in serious condition after being rescued from a house fire on Thursday evening. 

The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to West 36th Street and Garfield Avenue South around 4:30 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found smoke and fire showing from a window on the first floor. 

Crews forced entry into the house, where they found a heavy fire in the basement. The fire burned a hole through the first floor. Crews also found an adult in a bedroom on the second floor. They were able to get the person out of the house, and they were then transported to a local hospital in serious condition. 

Fire crews also rescued a dog, but the dog died. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Minneapolis Fire Department.