Action News has learned, however, that at least one person was shot and was severely injured.
Authorities in Burlington County are investigating a shooting that broke out after emergency crews were called to a house fire on Saturday.
According to Pemberton Township police, shortly after crews arrived on the scene, gunfire broke out from the back of the property. "My kids were scared," Taylor explained. "My mother was scared. Everybody in my household was a bit shaken up because nothing like that had ever happened before."
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