Woman jumps from fifth-floor fire in Pennsauken apartment building

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Fire tore through a 14-story apartment building in Pennsauken, Camden County, early Monday morning. One woman jumped out of a fifth-floor window to escape the flames.

The fire started around 2 a.m. on the fifth floor of Cooper River Plaza on McClellan Avenue, forcing hundreds of residents out into the cold.

Firefighters got the blaze under control in about 20 minutes. Many residents were allowed back in a few hours later, but about 40 are displaced and won’t be able to return home…

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