The elderly Zanesville woman who was pulled from her house during a fire Sunday night is in critical condition, according to Interim Chief Doug Hobson of the Zanesville Fire Department.

Judy Hanning was found unresponsive in her Grove Avenue home when her neighbors said the fire broke out from a couch on the back porch.

Neighbors said Hanning, who relies on a oxygen tank to breathe, lives in a bedroom closest to the porch.

According to her neighbors, Hanning was trapped in the house for 15-20 minutes before firefighters could get to her.

When the fire department arrived, the back of the residence was already involved in flames with a lot of heavy smoke, Zanesville Assistant Chief Jeff Bell said.

The crew from the first engine took a hose to the back of the home to begin fighting the flames while the second engine’s firefighters entered the home to search for the woman.

“We were able to pull her out, and she was transported to the hospital,” said Bell.

The South Zanesville Fire Department assisted responders from Zanesville.

Hanning was later taken to the Ohio State Comprehensive Burn Center for treatment where she remains, Hobson said.

Three dogs were also in the home with Hanning during the fire and were able to escape through the front door, Bell said.

According to neighbors, six or seven other people rent from the property but none were home when the fire broke out.

Bell could not confirm the information provided by neighbors who witnessed the incident, but he did say they shared the same details with him.

State fire marshals spent the day with Hobson investigating the fire and three other recent fires within the city.

No further details from the investigation have been released as it is in its preliminary stage.