1GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A devastating early morning fire tore through the Autumn Ridge Apartment Complex over the weekend, injuring six people and leaving one woman dead.

The blaze broke out around 2:14 a.m. Saturday inside the “C” Building at 1501 Little Gloucester Road, prompting a large multi-agency emergency response.

Flames and heavy smoke forced police and firefighters to evacuate more than 100 residents before the fire was brought under control just after 6 a.m.

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Fire erupted around 2:14 a.m. Saturday at Autumn Ridge Apartments.

One woman died and six others, including a firefighter, were injured.

The building housing 40 units was declared uninhabitable.

Dozens displaced after massive overnight blaze

Departments from eight neighboring towns joined Gloucester To

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