A Vicksburg man was in critical condition this morning after he and his family were injured in a fire that erupted in their Drummond Street home Tuesday night.

Scott Hosemann, 40, 2902 Drummond, was in the intensive care unit of River Region Medical Center this morning. A hospital spokesman said Hosemann was critical.

His wife, Tammy, 39, and children, Robert, 14, Ezekiel, 12, and Sarah, 2, were treated for smoke inhalation and released from the hospital, Vicksburg fire investigator Leslie Decareaux said.

The fire was caused by a space heater in one of the children’s bedrooms and caused heavy damage to the interior of the house, Decareaux said.

“I cannot stress enough the importance of using extreme caution when dealing with space heaters,” Decareaux said.