Crews are battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey.
Crews in Burlington County , New Jersey are battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest. Officials say the fire is burning in Tabernacle Township near the Batona Campground and Apple Pie Hill. The campground has since been evacuated and the Batona Trail was closed between Route 532 and Carranza Road. Local Wharton State Forest roads are also closed in the area.
Two structures are also threatened as a result of the fire. Adding in the extreme weather conditions and firefighters are exhausted. More than 70 men and women are doing their best with the backfire operation that’s burning fuel to try to contain some of the flames.Chief Bill Donnelly, with the NJ Forest Fire Service, stated, "It’s hot, it’s humid and the pine flies.
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