Microwaveable hot water bottle sets fire to elderly woman's bed An elderly woman has been treated in hospital after a microwaveable hot water bottle set fire to her bed. Firefighters were called to the property in Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, at 3.15am on Sunday after the blaze broke out. The woman was taken to Borders General Hospital where she received treatment for smoke inhalation and minor burns. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We attended a call after an elderly woman's wheat filled hot water bottle set fire to a small area of bedding. Officers extinguished the fire before treating her at the scene for smoke inhalation while an ambulance was on route. She added: "Care should be taken when using microwaveable heat." A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 3:35am to treat a woman who had suffered slight smoke inhalation and minor burns. She was taken to the Borders General Hospital for treatment.