Paramedics have treated two people for minor smoke inhalation following a kitchen fire.
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The fire started inside a block of units in Goldsmith Street before 12.45pm on Tuesday, August 25.
Two people were transported from the scene to Goulburn Base Hospital.
NSW Ambulance and Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended the job.
FRNSW Goulburn station officer Darrell Law said the fire started after a man had fallen asleep with a pot on the stove.
"It was burnt to crisp, he'd accidentally fallen asleep on the lounge," Mr Law said.
"Smoke alarms and a neighbour's knock at the door woke him up.
"Once he opened the door, they threw the pot out the window and it landed on the ground."
Firefighters ventilated the building and checked the room with a gas detector after about 30 minutes.
"Unfortunately two people were taken to Goulburn Base Hospital," Mr Law said.
"The smoke was quite thick in the unit. We don't know how long the man had been asleep."
Mr Law said the smoke alarm activated and prevented a much larger fire.
"It could've spread to the rangehood and ended up a lot worse," he said.
