Elderly woman killed after being trapped in Union Township house fire

UNION TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) -- Fire officials in New Jersey say an elderly woman was killed in a house fire Wednesday night in Union Township.

The Union Township Fire Department first received a report about a house fire with a trapped victim around 5:30 p.m.
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The victim was apparently trapped in a second-floor bedroom of the home on Weber Street.

Crews immediately jumped into action in an attempt to rescue the victim.

Unfortunately, the woman did not survive.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.



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