Heavy rain overnight has helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in the New Jersey Pinelands. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says half an inch of rain fell overnight at the Warren Grove Air to Ground Range. The range is a training facility for the New Jersey Air National Guard.
A fire burns at the Warren Grove Air To Ground Range, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. in Bass River Township, N.J. As of Wednesday, July 17, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the blaze was 80% contained and was not threatening any structures. A fire burns at the Warren Grove Air To Ground Range, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. in Bass River Township, N.J. As of Wednesday, July 17, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the blaze was 80% contained and was not threatening any structures.
Fire officials said Wednesday that half an inch of rain fell overnight at the Warren Grove Air to Ground Range, a training facility for the New Jersey Air National Guard in the New Jersey Pinelands. That helped firefighters bring the blaze to 80% containment, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said.Fire crews remained on the scene Wednesday working to fully contain the blaze.
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