An elderly woman has sustained with serious burns after her electric blanket caught on fire.
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Firefighters and paramedics were called to the home on Boorowa Street in Cunningar, near Harden, about 7.30am on Monday after a reports of a fire in the bedroom.
By the time crews arrived, the electric blanket in the bed had been extinguished, a NSW Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said.
A 95-year-old woman had suffered serious burns, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.
A man had also suffered burns and minor smoke inhalation.
Both were taken by ambulance to the Harden Murrumburrah Hospital.
The Snowy Hydro Southcare helicopter was dispatched but was not required, a spokeswoman said.
The woman was admitted to Harden Murrumburrah Hospital in a critical condition.
