At least a half dozen marked and unmarked State Police vehicles were in pursuit of a Penske white box truck in the inner lanes of the Turnpike near Exit 13A at a high speed.
The fire was first reported around 6:50 a.m. on the 1000 block of Line Street in a building near Mt. Ephraim Avenue, according to Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen.
West Orange police were called to the 100 block of Lakeside Avenue around 12:20 p.m. after shots were heard being fired and found a man inside with multiple gunshot wounds.