WEST HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two elderly people - a man and his caregiver - were injured in a house fire in West Hills Tuesday morning.
The blaze broke out around 6:30 a.m. in the 6500 block of Capistrano Avenue, fire officials said.
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Authorities said a man and a woman were injured and taken to an area hospital. The man is in his 80s and his caregiver is in her 70s, officials said.
They were both transported to a local hospital in serious condition.
The caregiver's son was also in the home at the time of the fire and made it out safely.
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Investigators say the fire began in the middle of the home and spread out toward the bedroom. The cause remains under investigation.