The blaze broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the area of East Commodore Boulevard and Cedar Swamp Road in Jackson Township.
No injuries have been reported and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.East Commodore Boulevard is closed between Cedar Swamp Road and Jackson Mills RoadJackson Mills Road is closed between East Commodore Road and Cedar Swamp Road
Roughly 75 firefighters are battling the terrain in Jackson Township, using bulldozers to dig trenches around the fire, hoping to contain it. According to officials, 30 structures are being threatened at this time, but there are no mandatory evacuations in place."We've had nine major wildfires this season. Major wildfires are fires we consider to be 100 acres or larger. In a typical year, a busy year, we would normally see four or five," said Chief Greg McLaughlin with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service."We're definitely showing fatigue. People are tired. People are weary," he said.
Meanwhile, an air quality alert is in effect for several counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey due to According to our 6abc Data Journalism team, Tuesday's air quality index reached 110, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. That number is up significantly from Monday's recorded 40 AQI.
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