6-Year-Old Boy Killed After New Jersey Apartment Fire [Video]

A family is mourning after a New Jersey apartment fire claimed the life of a young boy. 

According to a press release shared Thursday, Jan. 2, officers with the Ewing Police Department responded to “multiple 9-1-1 calls” around 3 p.m. in regards to a fire at Cambridge Hall apartment complex, located at 860 Lower Ferry Road in Ewing, Mercer County.

Upon arriving, officers were told a child was trapped on the fourth floor. 

“Officers began evacuating the building and attempted to reach the main apartment on the fourth floor where the fire originated, encountering heavy smoke and flames,” the press release said, adding that they were eventually able to locate an “unresponsive” 6-year-old.

The child was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries, the department said. The victim was identified as Jayden Gotell-Watkins of Baldwinsville, N.Y., police said in a later press release. He was visiting his relatives.

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