New Jersey

Elderly Woman Dies in Monroeville House Fire

Friends and family are mourning an elderly woman who died in a house fire in Monroeville, New Jersey Saturday. 

The fire started at a house on Groff Road shortly before 5 p.m. An 85-year-old woman and an elderly man were inside the home at the time.

Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control around 5:25 p.m. after flames caused significant damage to the home. The elderly man escaped. The woman died from her injuries however.

Officials have not yet revealed the woman's identity or the other man's condition.

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