Woodbridge Police Rescue Elderly Woman From House Fire

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge Police rescued an elderly woman from her burning home Saturday, according to a report on NJ.com.

The fire occurred in a home on Devon Road in Woodbridge's Colonia section. Woodbridge Police officers were the first to arrive on the scene and they spotted a woman standing inside the home; the home was engulfed in flames.

"Police entered through a rear sliding door, found the woman in heavy black smoke and brought her out of the house," Woodbridge Chief Law Enforcement Officer Brian Murphy told NJ.com.

The woman was taken to a nearby hospital and her condition is unknown as of Monday morning. Police did not release what caused the fire.