Officials said no additional evacuations are planned but urge people to remain aware of their surroundings and drive carefully through smoke.
CeFaan Kim is in West Milford, New Jersey where crews were battling a massive brush fire near Route 23. He also has the latest on a separate wildfire in Manchester.Crews have made substantial progress as they battle a massive forest fire, spanning across 3,859 acres in Manchester Township, Ocean County.. The fire has reached 140 acres in size and is 0% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
The second fire Wednesday came as officials worked overnight and into the day to get the Ocean County fire 75% contained. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.A mandatory evacuation order was issued for residents on Division Street in Lakehurst on Tuesday night, but by 5 a.m. Wednesday, residents were able to return to their homes.
Officials say 170 homes evacuated between Manchester Township and Lake Roseboro and 60 families showed up at a shelter. One official from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Trevor Raynor, recalls seeing the dramatic flames upon arriving at the scene of the wildfire. "We saw 200-foot flames," he said. John Cecil, Commissioner for State Parks says he saw a wall of fire.The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Fire Department are both working to gain control of the fire that is burning on federal, state and private property along Route 539 and Horicon Avenue.
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