Evacuations, road closures in Evesham Township, New Jersey after wildfire breaks out Thursday

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Evacuations, road closures in Evesham Township, New Jersey after wildfire breaks out Thursday
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Roads are closed around the Black Run Preserve in Evesham Township, New Jersey as the Bethany Run wildfire burns.

Roads are closed around the Black Run Preserve in New Jersey 's Evesham Township as a brush fire burns Thursday morning.The fire, which has been named the Bethany Run wildfire, is about 75 acres in size and was 0% contained as of 12 p.m. Thursday. The fire is also impacting Voorhees Township in Camden County .The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says 97 structures are threatened by the blaze and 10 have been evacuated.

Kettle Run Road is closed between Braddock Mill Road and Sycamore Avenue. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. It happened on another day of 'extreme' fire danger in the state, as the region weathers drought conditions following a record-breaking stretch without rain.Normally during the fall, leaves fall off the trees and onto somewhat moist or damp ground, NJFFS officials said in a news conference Thursday.

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