Mother, son dead after apartment fire breaks out in Burlington County: officials
BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - A fire at an apartment in Burlington County has claimed the lives of a mother and her son Thursday morning.
The blaze erupted inside an apartment in the North Gate Village community around 3 a.m.
Emergency crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the windows, which prevented them to enter until the fire was partially under control.
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A mother and son were pulled from the fire, and pronounced dead at the scene. They have been identified as 62-year-old Sandra Stevenson and 28-year-old Eric Stevenson.
No other injuries have been reported as officials say the fire was contained to one apartment.
The cause is still under investigation.