Firefighters were called to Barncoose Terrace, Illogan Highway yesterday afternioon after she called 999 to say her house was filling with smoke.
Crews from Camborne and Redruth were mobilised just before 5pm and firefighters found the property to be mildly smoke logged throughout.
Crew used breathing apparatus to extinguish a small fire in the fire place. One casualty was treated by ambulance crews with smoke inhalation and crews remained on scene to make fire safe.
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