MAPLE SHADE, N.J. - A second child has tragically passed away days after a fire at a Maple Shade apartment complex claimed the life of their sibling.Hope Marles, 7, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the May 7 fire at the Fox Meadow Apartment Complex.
The same fire also claimed the life of her older brother, 12-year-old Alan John Marles. Their mother remains in the hospital and is in stable condition.
Fire crews responded to the complex on the unit block of Adams Drive around 10:30 p.m. that evening. When crews arrived on the scene the found heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the apartments.
Authorities say the American Red Cross is assisting residents who were displaced after the two-alarm fire damaged 16 apartments, injured 6 people, and killed a 12-year-old boy.Responding police officers began evacuating residents as firefighters battled the flames.