Firefighters battle a 200-acre blaze in Ocean County that broke out Saturday morning
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported a 1,607-acre wildfire Saturday in Bass River State Forest, the Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area, and the Warren Grove Bombing Range in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County.
The service said the fire was detected at 10:17 a.m. from the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower. No residential structures were threatened, the service said, and evacuations were not required. Route 539 was closed from Warren Grove to Forge Road. The service reported that the use of a helicopter was discontinued due to lightning in the area. It said at about 8:30 p.m. that the fire had been 60% contained.
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