A 6-year-old boy killed, numerous residents injured after the outbreak of a fire at NJ-Aol Apartment Complex

A 6-year-old boy was killed and many residents were taken to the hospital with injuries after a fire at an apartment complex in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Many people called the authorities about the fire, which happened in a complex with many units in the city of Yuing, right north of Trenton.

The calls came around 3:00 pm on Thursday and the calls reported that they were seeing strong smoke and flames coming from the front of the building, the Ewing Police Department said in a news message.

Both the police and the Ewing firefighter staff rushed to the site. Once there, witnesses told employees about a child trapped in the fourth floor, where the fire began. The officers evacuated the building and tried to reach the main apartment on the fourth floor, ran into strong smoke and flames.

The fire service managed to reach the apartment on the fourth floor and find a 6-year-old boy, police said. The boy was collected at the Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he later died.

Police reported that completely 13 employees, 1 firefighter and 3 residents were taken to hospitals for minor burns, smoke inhalation and exhaustion.

Authorities do not know what caused the fire, but said the Ewing Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating.

“At this point, the fire is not thought to be suspicious,” police wrote in a news message.

In a statement to USA Today Friday morning, the US Red Cross said his teams in New Jersey were providing food for the affected families, as well as guidelines for the next steps they could take.

As of Friday, the team is helping the displaced and appointing cases of every family case, said American Red Cross National Headquarters spokesman Stephanie Fox.

“For those who remain hospitalized, we are ready to support them even after their release,” Fox wrote in the statement. “Our hearts and the deepest sympathies are for those affected.”

The non -profit organization did not confirm the number of displaced residents, but the local WPVI television station reported that 12 apartments had been damaged by the fire and 16 residents were displaced.

Authorities want anyone who has information, called Ewing David Hartman’s police detective on (609) 882-1313. 7544.

Saleen Martin is a reporter on the USA Today team now. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – 757. Follow her on Twitter on @Saleenmartin or send her an email to her [email protected]S

This article originally appeared in USA Today: New Jersey Fire Fire: 6-year-old killed after Blaze in Ewing