CLINTON, TWP., NJ - At approximately 3:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 5th, Police, Fire, and EMS units were dispatched to the area of 15 Westchester Terrace in the Beaver Brook section of Clinton Township for reported smoke in the residence, reported Clinton Township Police Department Chief Thomas DeRosa.

Clinton Township Police Department Patrolman Michael Malanga and Clinton Fire Department Chief Jeff Hedden were the first responders to arrive on scene. Upon approaching the residence, they were met with heavy smoke from the front door and could hear a female calling for help. Chief Hedden and Patrolman Malanga entered the residence and located a 90-year-old female in the rear bathroom, trapped in close proximity to the flames. The victim was rescued from the residence and carried outside to a waiting ambulance.

Chief Hedden then obtained a fire extinguisher from his vehicle and attempted to combat the fire until the arrival of the first engine company. The victim was treated by South Branch Emergency Services EMTs and Hunterdon Medical Center Paramedics, and was flown by air medical helicopter to Saint Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ. The current condition of the patient is unknown.