ALAMOSA — A man in his 50s suffered burns and smoke inhalation here in a manufactured home fire late Wednesday night. He was transferred to San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center emergency room and later flown out, according to Capt. Zach Cerny of the Alamosa Fire Department (AFD).

Cerny said Friday that the victim was much improved and may have been released from the hospital.

Firefighters were summoned to the Town and Country Mobile Home Park on west Highway 160 about 11:30 a.m. and were on scene for nearly three hours. The single-wide home was declared a total loss.

Cerny said Alamosa Police Department personnel were first on scene and found the sole occupant standing at the back door. They were able to assist him to escape the blaze, during which one dog perished.

Fifteen firefighters responded to the call with four trucks.

Cerny said the cause of the fire is still under investigation and a Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control investigator has been summoned.