Update 2.45pm
A 31-YEAR-OLD man is in Orange Hospital in a stable condition with burns to his legs following a house fire in Bowen on Thursday morning.
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Fire and Rescue NSW Duty Commander Inspector Chris Andrews said numerous triple-0 calls were received about the blaze at a home on Lewana Place.
"An adult male who was a resident of the home suffered burns to his legs and feet and also smoke inhalation," he said.
"He was treated on scene and then transported [to hospital] by NSW Ambulance."
Inspector Andrews said 40 per cent of the home was severely damaged by fire.
"One bedroom was fully involved [in fire] at the front of the house and the fire had spread into a second bedroom and into the roof cavity, but it didn't come through the roof tiles," he said.
The blaze was brought under control by 8.31am, with the fire extinguished by 10.03am.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said that two adults and five children were in the property at the time, but the man was the only person injured.
The cause of the fire is not believed to be suspicious.
Earlier
A MAN has been left with burns following a house fire in East Orange on Thursday morning.
Emergency services received multiple triple-0 calls to a home on Lewana Place just after 8am with reports of a house fire.
Fire and Rescue NSW Duty Commander Inspector Chris Andrews said multiple firefighting trucks responded to the scene.
MAP: The location of Lewana Place, Orange
"There's been one male with burns received from the fire," he said.
At this stage Inspector Andrews said it was unclear if the male was an occupant of the home or was an adult or a child.
Firefighters have since brought the blaze under control and remain on scene working to extinguish hot spots and "mopping up" remaining fire activity.
Police, fire and ambulance crews remain on scene.