After a devastating fire rips through an apartment building in Pine Hill, New Jersey, we’re learning about the simple mistake that likely sparked the massive inferno. Officials said an improperly discarded cigarette fell onto debris on a balcony and the flames started spreading in Camden County.

Multiple people were rescued from a fire at an apartment building in Pine Hill, New Jersey, on Tuesday night, emergency officials said.

Six first responders were taken to the hospital after rescuing residents from a massive fire that destroyed a 16-apartment unit in Camden County, New Jersey.