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A 23-year-old Mullumbimby man has been hospitalised with burns after a cooking accident at his Morrison Avenue home overnight.
A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said the man slipped while cooking, resulting in 10 per cent partial facial burns.
Paramedics found the man conscious and breathing.
They stabilised him and transported him to Brunswick Heads Sport Oval where they were met by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter.
The patient was flown to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
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