A homeowner was injured in an early morning fire in the Lake Hauto community in Nesquehoning.

According to reports at the scene, the person suffered third-degree burns of the face, hands and feet.

The patient was taken by ambulance to Lehigh Valley Hospital — Cedar Crest. Ambulance crews called for a helicopter, but foggy conditions prevented air transport.

Firefighters from Nesquehoning were summoned to Club Drive just after 5 a.m.

Shortly thereafter, the county’s 911 center also called Lansford and Summit Hill firefighters to the scene, as well as the Mahoning Valley Ambulance and Lehighton ALS.

Fire companies from Nesquehoning, Lansford, Tamaqua, Rush Township, Quakake, Jim Thorpe, Mahoning responded.

When crews arrived on scene they found a fully involved one-story ranch home. Due to the temperatures, it was hard to get an interior attack because of cold water causing a mass amount of heavy smoke.

The gated community has an old fire hydrant system. This forced firefighters to rely on their tanker supplies and dry hydrants set up to pump water from the lake.

The lack of adequate water supply for firefighting purposes has been a concern expressed several times by fire officials to the Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority.

Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1 fire Chief John McArdle said this morning the cause of the fire is unknown as the investigation is underway.

McArdle said the home is a total loss.

Allyson Kusko contributed to this report.