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Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Central Jersey Apartment Fire (UPDATE) Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Central Jersey Apartment Fire (UPDATE)
Six-Year-Old Boy Killed, 17 Hospitalized In Central Jersey Apartment Fire (Update) A young boy was killed and 17 people were sent to hospitals when an apartment building caught fire in Ewing, authorities said. The six-year-old boy died in the blaze at the Cambridge Hall apartments on Lower Ferry Road on Thursday, Jan. 2, the Ewing Police Department said in a news release. Emergency crews first arrived at the scene at around 3 p.m. after 911 callers reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the building. Ewing's three fire departments and all available police officers responded to the apartment complex. Officers soon learned a child was trapped on the fou…
Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 25+ People, Injures Six First Responders In South Jersey Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 25+ People, Injures Six First Responders In South Jersey
Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 25+ People, Injures Six First Responders In South Jersey More than two dozen people were without homes and six first responders were injured after a fire destroyed several apartments in Pine Hill, according to officials and reports. The fire started at the 16-unit apartment building on West Branch Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Camden County firefighters union said in a Facebook post. "First-arriving firefighters found heavy fire showing from the building, people jumping from balconies, and received a report of at least one person trapped," International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 3249 posted. Last night just a…
Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey
Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze In South Jersey Firefighters from multiple departments in South Jersey battled an apartment fire, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 30, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Gloucester Township Police Officers were dispatched to 1341 Blackwood Clementon Road, Millbridge Apartments, Building 900, in response to a reported apartment fire. Fire departments from Blackwood, Chews Landing, Erial and Lambs Terrace, along with departments from Pine Hill, Runnemede, and Bellmawr, responded and successfully brought the fire under control, police said. Assistance was also provided by Inspira BLS and Virtua ALS. No injuries w…