


The cause of the fire remained under investigation.Events are sometimes canceled or postponed, before heading out please double check with the event organizer for current times and additional information. No damage was done to any properties and no one was hurt. "Smoke is expected to be visible for some time as the fire smolders for several days," the forest fire service said on Facebook. The wind is picking up now and that's something to watch, too." “There was this big orange glow up above the treetops and a lot of smoke, and it was concerning. “I got concerned because we have a lot of pine needles in the yard,” Dan Columbo said. Jennifer's daughter went to a local school to evacuate with a small child Sunday night, but the Columbos remained at their home, uneasily watching the blaze. On the aptly named Ash Road just over the border in Bass River Township, Dan and Jennifer Columbo sat on their front porch and watched the mountains of smoke billow nearby. Low-level smoke is expected to be visible in the area for some time as the fire smolders for several days.įire officials said that flames could still pick up as Monday goes on and winds pick up. Smoke and haze floated into nearby neighborhoods and even surrounding towns as the flames continued to burn Monday. Pennsylvania State Trooper hurt in hit-and-run on I-95 in Chester on Sunday The New Jersey Forest Fire Service, at least 16 volunteer companies and a plethora of personnel and assets from the state responded to an active wildfire in a forested area east of the Garden State Parkway and near Route 9, on Sunday. Sunday near Bass River State Forest, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The flames were first spotted around 4 p.m. Dozens of firefighters are battling the blaze, and crews are setting smaller, controlled fires in some areas to help stop the blaze from spreading.įirefighters used roads and a targeted attack to battle a wildfire near the Jersey Shore in Little Egg Harbor Township. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says the blaze was burning Monday inside a large area in Burlington and Ocean counties that has limited accessibility.Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township. No injuries were reported from the blaze, which was spotted around 4 p.m.Firefighters were making progress Monday against a forest fire that had burned hundreds of acres in the New Jersey Pinelands, although winds that began picking up in the afternoon were causing concern.
