BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman entrapped in a house during a fire on Hoover Avenue was taken to a hospital and is expected to be released Friday according to East Baton Rouge Parish Fire District Six.

Fire officials say the fire happened in the 7000 block of Hoover Avenue. The house had locked burglar bars on all doors and windows that were forced open to make access and find a working structure fire.

The elderly homeowner was entrapped in the home and was removed for transport by emergency officials to a local hospital. Officials said she is in stable condition and will likely be released Friday.

The house has notable fire, smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire is indeterminate, officials said.