Multiple people taken to hospital after Regina house fire

WATCH: Six people are in hospital and two pets are dead following a house fire in west Regina on Wednesday morning.

A total of six people are in hospital following a savage house fire that severely damaged a home on Rosemont Crescent in west Regina.

According to Regina Fire and Protective Services (RFPS), crews were called to the home just after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

When crews arrived less than six minutes later, they reported seeing heavy smoke and flames shooting from both the main floor and second floor windows.

Four adults and two children were in the home at the time of the fire. All had managed to escape by the time crews arrived.

According to the fire service, one child suffered severe burns - while a 17-year-old is listed in critical but stable condition. The remaining residents reported symptoms of smoke inhalation.

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As of 9:25 a.m. the fire was extinguished - thanks to the efforts of 22 firefighters at the scene.

“Over half our department are primary care paramedics, and so the ability to deal with victims and patients from the property as well as manage the fire is value added to our service. I think it was critical, showed it was critical today,” Deputy Fire Chief Gord Hewitt told CTV News.

Two dead pets were discovered through a search of the home after the flames were extinguished.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

-With files from Gareth Dillistone.