Woman, 78, injured in Commack fire

A Commack woman was in critical condition at University Hospital at Stony Brook after a fire at her home Sunday night, police said.

The woman's name was being withheld pending notification of her family.

Police and the Commack Fire Department responded to a house fire at 42 Walter Court at about 8:36 p.m. and learned that a 78 year old woman was still inside. Chief Salvatore Formica of the Commack Fire Department entered the home and removed the victim, who was then taken by Suffolk County Police helicopter to the hospital.

The cause of the fire is being investigated but does not appear to be criminal in nature, according to police.