Township firefighters responded to the fire in the 800 block of Bear Tavern Rd. at 6:52 a.m. Sunday.
EWING -- An 80-year-old woman was taken to the hospital early Sunday morning after a kitchen fire at her home Ewing, police said.
Ewing police Sgt. Joseph Maglione said the woman may have inadvertently started the fire due to what police and firefighters call "careless cooking."
Maglione said investigators are not sure exactly what caused the blaze, but said it was not suspicious.
Maglione said township firefighters responded to the home in the 800 block of Bear Tavern Rd. at 6:52 a.m.
The woman was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton for evaluation, Maglione said. The woman's condition was not known Sunday evening, but police said she was not seriously injured when she was transported to the hospital.
The home suffered mainly smoke damage to the home, Maglione said.
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