One man is in critical condition at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center after a house fire this morning in Dundalk.

Fire crews were dispatched to the 100 block of Avon Beach Road at 5:11 a.m. Monday, according to public safety spokeswoman Elise Armacost.

Firefighters with Dundalk's Engine 6 were first on the scene and reported heavy smoke showing, Armacost said in a statement.

Crew members searched the building and rescued a man from the second floor. He was taken to Bayview with critical injuries, Armacost said.

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