Fog/Mist 48°
Tag:

Burlington County Fire Marshalls Office

Police & Fire
Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In Maple Shade Apartment Fire That Killed Brother Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In Maple Shade Apartment Fire That Killed Brother
Girl, 7, Succumbs To Injuries Suffered In Maple Shade Apartment Fire That Killed Brother A 7-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after an apartment fire that also claimed the life of her 12-year-old brother, authorities said. Hope Marles had been critically injured in the May 7 blaze at the Fox Meadow apartments that left her brother AJ dead, according to a GoFundMe page launched for the family. The siblings' 35-year-old mother remains in an area hospital and is in stable condition, Maple Shade police said. The children’s organs and tissues were donated to the “Gift of Life” donor program, police said, "giving others the opportunity to live." The fire broke out …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
1 Dead In Florence Township Fire 1 Dead In Florence Township Fire
1 Dead In Florence Township Fire One person died in a Burlington County house fire Friday night, officials said. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Broad Street in Florence just before 9:30 p.m., where flames shot through the second floor windows, police said. An unidentified resident was found dead as firefighters were knocking down the blaze, police said. The fire was being investigated by the Florence Township Fire Marshall's Office, the Florence Township Police Department's Fire Investigation Team, the Burlington County Fire Marshall's Office, New Jersey State Fire Marshall's Office and the Burlington County…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours
Resident, 61, Killed In Burlington County Fire, First Of Three Local Blazes In Under 24 Hours A fast-moving house fire killed a 61-year-old Burlington County man, authorities confirmed. Three other residents reportedly fled the flames, which responders said quickly engulfed the home and shot through the roof after igniting shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. The fire was the first of three in the area in less than 24 hours. Firefighters got the Moore Street blaze under control in under 90 minutes and discovered the victim’s body. Authorities temporarily withheld his identity pending notifications and an investigation into the cause. Firefighters from Moorestown, Maple Shade, River…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco