Forest fire closes parkway, prompts evacuations in New Jersey
By FOX 5 NY Staff
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Forest fire in NJ
A forest fire erupted in Ocean County, New Jersey, on March 14, with the large blaze closing roadways and prompting evacuations in Lakewood and Brick township areas. Credit: Abby Redy via Storyful
NEW YORK - A forest fire erupted in Ocean County, New Jersey, on Sunday with the large blaze closing roadways and prompting evacuations in Lakewood and Brick township areas.
Footage shared with Storyful by Abby Redy shows billows of thick smoke.
According to local news reports, Brick Police had announced evacuations in the Brick Lake Park area and stores along Route 70 at about 4 pm, having issued orders to avoid the vicinity of the fire.
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