The Tudor-style home at 178 Clapboard Ridge Road was badly damaged and left uninhabitable, Greenwich Time said.
The woman was not injured even though she was still inside the home when firefighters arrived, Greenwich Time said. The house was undergoing renovations, which made battling the blaze more difficult, firefighters told Greenwich Time.
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