WANTAGE TOWNSHIP, NJ (Sussex County) – A teen was burned after their shirt caught fire while cooking Thursday morning, according to New Jersey State Police spokesperson Sergeant Philip Curry.
Troopers responded to a residence on Beemer Church Road in Wantage Township at 2:30 a.m. for the report of a burn victim, Curry said.
A preliminary police investigation revealed that a teenage victim’s shirt caught fire while cooking, Curry said.
The teen was then airlifted to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, Curry said.
