WMBD/WYZZ TV - A Peoria man is in critical condition from second degree burns after being trapped in an early morning house fire. Authorities say David Reynolds was confined to his wheelchair when his home caught on fire.

Peoria firefighters say it happened just before 6:30 this morning in the 500 block of Timber Ridge. There wasn't much damage to the home from the outside, but when firefighters arrived on scene, they found Reynolds on fire sitting in his wheelchair.

Reynolds has been transferred to Springfield Memorial Hospita's Burn Center. The cause of the fire is under investigation.