A 73-year-old man was critically injured Oct. 25 in a Lewes-area fire that caused $25,000 in damage.

The fire started at 5 p.m. in a home in the 33000 block of Matthew Circle off Route 24 near Love Creek, said Michael Chionchio, assistant state fire marshal. Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department identified the development first as Edgewater Mobile Home Park then as Waters Edge, but a review of the map shows it as Woods Edge.

Firefighters from Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Indian River, Bethany Beach and Milton arrived to an active fire at the home. Inside the home, firefighters found a 73-year-old man critically injured; he was flown to Christiana Hospital for burns, Chionchio said.

Firefighters took about an hour to put the fire out; there were no other injuries, Chionchio said.

The man's dog, a Chesapeake Bay retriever coincidentally named Smokey, according to Facebook posts, was found and taken to Savannah Hospital in Lewes for burn treatment. Hospital officials would not comment on the dog.

A Facebook fundraiser started Oct. 25 has raised $900 of its $100,000 goal.

Deputy fire marshals are investigating the origin and cause of the fire that caused $25,000 in damage, Chionchio said.

Editor’s note: The story has been updated with the name of the mobile home park.