The blaze had prompted closure of the right lane of northbound Interstate 287, officials said.
Authorities say one of several wildfires burning in New Jersey is threatening dozens of structures, but no evacuations were immediately ordered.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service said Saturday morning that the fire in the Pompton Lakes area of Passaic County had burned 100 acres and threatened 55 structures. The blaze had prompted the closure of the right lane of northbound Interstate 287, officials said.
RELATED STORY | Firefighters make progress containing California wildfire as winds die downAnother wildfire burning in the Bethany Run area on the border of Burlington and Camden counties in Evesham and Voorhees townships was reported 90% contained.A blaze along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, across the Hudson River from New York, was reported 40% contained and threatened no structures.
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