Boy Killed In Apartment Fire, 22 Families Displaced In Burlington County

A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother and sister are in critical condition after a fire in Maple Shade that displaced 22 families, authorities said.

Scene of the apartment house fire.
Photo Credit: *Independent Fire Co. No. 1 of Maple Shade*

Jon Craig

05/08/2023 9:15 a.m.

This GoFundMe page has been organized to raise money for Shannon Dupell and her family.

The son was identified as AJ on the GoFundMe page.

The fire broke out at Fox Meadows apartments on Adams Drive at 10:26 p.m. Sunday, May 7, police said.

Three other people were injured.

Firefighters from Maple Shade and numerous adjoining towns brought the fire under control in about an hour.

The Red Cross New Jersey Disaster Team provided food, clothing and temporary housing to 40 people from 12 families, it said.

The fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshalls Office, The Burlington County Fire Marshalls Office, the Maple Shade Fire Department, Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Maple Shade Police Department.

"The worst part is in the midst of all of this they have to plan a funeral for her little boy," the GoFundMe page's sponsor, Jessica Savage of Cherry Hill, wrote.

Click here to view or donate to the GoFundMe.

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