One person was seriously injured when fire tore through their home in Tamaqua.

The blaze was reported just before midnight at 300 West Cottage Avenue. The first fire officer on scene reported the large wood frame dwelling fully involved in flames.

One person was seriously injured in the incident.

That victim was treated at the scene by members of the Tamaqua ambulance and Lehighton paramedics before being flown by LifeFlight helicopter to a Lehigh Valley area trauma center.

Fire companies from Schuylkill and Carbon counties responded to the scene.