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The Cooper River Apartments fire
DevelopingNext check Oct 27: Check for an authorized medical update, a displacement and occupancy update, confirmed emergency housing placements, and fire marshal findings.
Where it stands
A three-alarm fire at Cooper River Plaza Apartments prompted a building-wide evacuation, and a woman was hospitalized with critical injuries after falling from a fifth-floor window. About 40 residents were displaced; most were allowed back around 6 a.m., but fifth-floor residents were excluded, and their return remains unresolved in the report.
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The story so far
Update 1
Pennsauken fire leaves woman critically hurt and about 40 residents displaced
Most residents returned after the three-alarm blaze, but fifth-floor residents were excluded. The woman's later condition, the fire's cause and a return date remain unconfirmed.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
Places
- Pennsauken TownshipPennsauken Township, NJ, United States of America1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
28 sources24 outlets2 wire copies
Who reported what
13 points2 confirmed by two or more outlets8 from a single outlet2 disputed
What 2 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Where accounts conflict
About 20 apartments housing about 40 residents were evacuated.
Investigators believe the fire spread to at least 20 apartments in the building.
Several hundred people were evacuated early Monday.
Points more than one outlet reported
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- Reported it first
- Reported it
- Repeated another outlet
- Did not report it
| Point | CBS Philadelphia | NBC10 Philadelphia | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments affected by the fireAccounts conflict | 2 | ||
| A woman jumped from the fifth floorIndependently confirmed | 2 | ||
| The woman was taken to a hospitalIndependently confirmed | 2 | ||
| Residents returning to the buildingNot independently confirmed | 2 | ||
| Whether the fire’s cause was knownNot independently confirmed | 2 |
Points only one outlet reported
Only reported by CBS Philadelphia
Only reported by NBC10 Philadelphia
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