A child under the age of four is in serious condition after suffering burns to 45% of her body in a fire that started this Saturday at her house, located in a block on Samaniego Street in Seville.

Local police said on their Twitter account Emergencias Sevilla that a 20-year-old man who occupied the room where the fire broke out rescued an injured minor. He was treated “on the spot”, suffering from smoke poisoning.

As for the minor, she was stabilized after an hour of medical care “on the spot” and transferred to the intensive care unit of one of the capital’s hospitals.

Local and national police and firefighters intervened to extinguish the fire in the house, which was completely damaged.

Initial investigations indicate that the fire may have started in the mattress for reasons that are still being investigated.