One person was critically injured when fire swept through a southwest Birmingham home Sunday.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service and police officers responded about 1:15 p.m. to a report of a house fire in the 1200 block of Cotton Avenue with a person trapped inside.

Firefighters arrived to find fire coming from the one-story house. They pulled the victim – who was in a back room of the home- from the blaze.

CPR was underway as the victim was rushed to UAB Hospital with critical injuries.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.