Overnight fires in North Albury and Tolland erupt on same day Riverina Fire & Rescue urge caution this winter

Police and firefighters were called to the scene at 11.30pm and found the home well ablaze.

A 46-year-old man, who lived alone in the home, escaped the blaze without injury.

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The fire was quickly extinguished but the home sustained "significant damage".

The house fire occurred only a few hours after emergency services were called to a home ablaze in Tolland, where a man was given CPR, transported to Wagga Base Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.

The two fires came on the same day that Fire and Rescue NSW Zone Commander Superintendent Stewart Alexander warned the Riverina region of increased house fires during the winter months.

"It only takes three minutes for a fire to take hold in your home, filling your home with deadly smoke," Mr Alexander said in a statement.

"We urge residents to take a few simple precautions to keep themselves and their loved ones safe."

According to Mr Alexander, there have already been three deaths in house fires in NSW this winter.

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