81-Year-Old Woodbridge Woman Dies in Thursday Afternoon Fire

Update: Police Captain Roy Hoppock told My Central Jersey that the victim in Thursday's fire was 81-year-old Betty Simon.

A Woodbridge woman died on Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in her School Street home, My Central Jersey reported.

Firefighters arrived on scene around 12:30 p.m. and had the fire under control at about 3:30 p.m., Office of Emergency Management director Patrick Kenny told My Central Jersey.

At the time of the fire, the woman’s husband and a handyman were able to escape from the first level of the home.

My Central Jersey also reported that Mayor John McCormac was on scene of the fire and said the couple was always seen together in town.

The home that caught fire on School Street is attached to a Sweet Shop that has been closed for years.

According to My Central Jersey, Kenny said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The name of the woman was not released.