BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. - Firefighters in Burlington County are investigating the cause of a fatal fire in Burlington.According to officials, crews were called to the J.
Frank Budd Building, a senior citizen living development, on the 200 block of East Pearl Street Saturday morning, just after 11:30, for a fire alarm.When firefighters arrived, they were met with heavy smoke emanating from the third floor.MORE HEADLINES:Firefighters narrowed the fire search to one third floor apartment and subsequently extinguished the fire in minutes.The resident of the apartment where the fire originated was found inside the apartment and was pronounced dead at the scene.Residents in other apartments were safely evacuated while fire crews were extinguishing the fire.
One resident was treated for non-life threatening injuries.Robin Machnik lives on the first floor and was home when the fire."We have a lot of false alarm and there’s a lady that lives a couple doors down.
We call her Mommy, because she’s very old and can’t really see. I always go for her first," Robin explained.She said her neighbor was okay and she isn’t sure who died.Police say they don’t suspect foul play.Gail Hopkins lives on the same floor where the fire happened.