One person was sent to the hospital when a home caught fire Thursday afternoon in Marlboro.

The fire started around 2:30 p.m. on Secretariat Square. Flames were seen shooting out of the roof of the home.

Officials say the fire started in a shed and then spread to the home.

Marlboro police say the homeowner was taken to the hospital for a burn on his arm.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.