Woman taken to hospital after house fire on Ulladulla St, Norlane

A woman has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Norlane on Sunday afternoon.

Unit fire in Ulladulla St, Norlane on Sunday. Picture: Mark Wilson

A woman has been taken to hospital after fire tore through a home in Geelong’s north on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Ulladulla St in Norlane about 2pm.

Fire crews arrived to find the single-storey brick home fully engulfed in flames.

Unit fire in Ulladulla St, Norlane on Sunday. Picture: Mark Wilson

Unit fire in Ulladulla St, Norlane on Sunday. Picture: Mark Wilson

Paramedics confirmed a woman in her 40s was treated for smoke inhalation and upper body injuries.

She was taken to Geelong hospital in a stable condition.

Police confirmed the fire was not being treated as suspicious.

“It is understood a fire truck attending the incident clipped a power pole,” a police spokeswoman said

“The passenger of the truck sustained minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment.”

At least six fire units responded to the blaze and a fire investigator could be seen at the scene as well as a number of police.

Originally published as Woman taken to hospital after house fire on Ulladulla St, Norlane