SAN ANTONIO — A man is in the hospital after he had to be rescued from a house fire on the west side.

It happened in the 7000 block of Pipers Way around 4:30 Sunday morning.

According to firefighters the house was fully engulfed when they got on scene. The house had burglar bars and they had to break through a window to rescue the man.

The man suffered burns and smoke inhalation.  A dog was also rescued from the blaze.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated.