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Mother, Toddler Escape Camden Row Home Fire

By Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Camden residents suffer through two fires this weekend.

Camden firefighters battled a row house fire in the 1000 hundred block of Princess Avenue Saturday night.

A small child had been trapped on the second floor but the mother of the child, who had made it out safely, rushed back into the home to rescue the youngster.

Firefighters arriving on the scene then helped rescue both victims who were taken to Cooper Hospital for evaluation.

The cause of the fire remains unknown.

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