One hospitalized after early morning house fire

WINCHESTER, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – One person was taken to the hospital after a house fire early Friday morning in Winchester.

According to the Winchester Fire Department, crews were called around 5:08 a.m. to a home near Melbourne Street and Cook Avenue.

Firefighters say they arrived to find heavy flames coming from the house and a victim who had already escaped.

Officials say the person was treated at the scene and then transported to University of Kentucky Hospital.

Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but two people were displaced due to damage to the home.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.