The deputy injured by a mattress fire outside of her home remains in serious condition Tuesday, according to UNC Health Care.

Deputy Ray Hart was airlifted to the UNC-Chapel Hill Jaycee Burn Center after the fire Monday. Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram told WITN that Deputy Ray Hart was burning a mattress in her backyard. He said the woman put some more trash on the burning mattress which appeared to douse the flames, so she poured gasoline on it.

Ingram says Hart was standing against the wind which blew the gasoline on her. The deputy was severely burned as her clothing caught fire.

Sheriff Ingram is guessing that between 70 and 80% of the front of the deputy's body was burned. Officials at the burn center could not disclose details of Hart's injuries.

The 22-year-old deputy has been with the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office since May of 2017. She is assigned as a School Resource Officer at Woodington Middle School.

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Lenoir County Public Schools has issued a statement regarding their school resource officer that was badly burned outside their home.

"Today we were shocked and saddened to hear the news about this accident and the injuries to Officer Hart, a valuable member of both law enforcement and our school system family," Superintendent Brent Williams says in a statement. "We are sending our thoughts and prayers to Officer Hart and her family for healing and a fast, full recovery."

Deputy Ray Hart was badly burned when she lit a mattress on fire outside of her home, according to Sheriff Ronnie Ingram.

Hart was airlifted to the UNC-Chapel Hill Jaycee Burn Center to recover.

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An off-duty Lenoir County deputy sheriff was severely burned in fire outside her home this morning.

Around 10:30 a.m. authorities were called to a home on Crestview Street for a fire behind the home.

Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram told WITN that Deputy Ray Hart was burning a mattress in her backyard. He said the woman put some more trash on the burning mattress which appeared to douse the flames, so she poured gasoline on it.

Ingram says Hart was standing against the wind which blew the gasoline on her. The deputy was severely burned as her clothing caught fire.

A next door neighbor heard an explosion, and thought at first her own microwave had blown up.

Hart was airlifted to the UNC-Chapel Hill Jaycee Burn Center, while North Lenoir Fire & Rescue extinguished the fire.

Sheriff Ingram is guessing that between 70 and 80% of the front of the deputy's body was burned.

The 22-year-old deputy has been with the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office since May of 2017. She is assigned as a School Resource Officer at Woodington Middle School.

Sheriff Ronnie Ingram said they are saddened that Hart was injured in the fire.

"She has been an asset to our office and her excitement for serving our citizens and children has shown each day since we hired her," said the sheriff. "We know she may have a long road to recovery, but we look forward to her healing and return."