Firefighters were called after a 98-year-old woman accidentally set fire to her bed last night.It is believed the woman had been trying to stay warm in the night by heating a bag of barley in the microwave and placing it in the bed and it caught fire when she put the covers over it, burning a hole through the mattress.Crews were called to the Epsom address just after 11pm.They put out the fire, gave the woman oxygen and stayed with her until ambulance crews attended to make sure she wasn't hurt.
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