EWING, N.J. (1010 WINS) — Police have identified the six-year-old New York boy killed in an apartment fire while visiting family in New Jersey, authorities said Friday.
At about 3 p.m. on Thursday, fire officials responded to reports of heavy smoke and flames at the Cambridge Hall apartments at 860 Lower Ferry Rd. in Ewing.
Upon arrival, firefighters pulled an unconscious boy from a fourth-floor apartment. He was identified on Friday as Jayden Gotell-Williams of Baldwinsville.
Gotell-Williams was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
According to a Facebook update from Ewing police, officials evacuated the building while trying to reach the apartment where the child was trapped.
Thirteen police officers, three residents, and one firefighter were transported to area hospitals for injuries which included minor burns, smoke inhalation, and exhaustion.
All police officers had been released from the hospital by Friday, officials said.
The blaze was placed under control by 4 p.m. and later determined to be accidental, authorities said.
The cause of the fire remains unknown and an investigation is ongoing.