An elderly woman had to be airlifted to hospital after setting her clothes on fire.
The woman, in her 90s, suffered severe burns to her hands and feet after the blaze at her home in Mill Lane, Bradfield.
Fire and ambulance teams were called at 10.15am yesterday by neighbours and passers-by, who had looked after the woman and doused her with cold water.
The woman had managed to open her front door to alert people to the fire.
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Published Monday, February 21, 2005
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