Heroic First Responders battled a blaze over the weekend in Southern Ocean County. Firefighters from towns around the State responded to this fire that burned approximately 70 acres in Little Egg Harbor. It was originally reported nearly 1,000 acres had burned.
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Channel 6 ABC-TV in Philadelphia, numerous firefighters from throughout the state responded to this weekend fire, which took place in a portion of the Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor. This fire coming just days after 4 alarm fire that destroyed a townhouse complex in Little Egg Harbor, which left numerous families homeless.
According to unconfirmed reports, nearly 70 acres burned Sunday in Little Egg Harbor in the area of Otis Bog Road and Stage Road in the Southern end of the Township. Sirens could be heard throughout the township Sunday as crews from around South Jersey came to help in controlling this blaze that scorched nearly 1,000 acres in Ocean County and portions of Burling
Lots of people smelled the smoke, but many are living with the nightmare of fire barrelling down on their homes.
A fire broke out Sunday in the Bass River State Forest, hitting Little Egg Harbor Township. The blaze, being fought by dozens, if not hundreds of firefighters, has forced the closing of parts of Route 9 in Southern Ocean County. Many families have evacuated their homes from the fire and smoke.
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Scenes from the fire scene have been unimaginable.
A couple of weeks without significant rainfall has allowed the fire to spread.
Late Sunday night, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service described the fire as a 70-acre wildfire in an area west of Otis Bog Road and south of Stage Road in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County and in Burlington County.
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Dozens of firefighters from across South Jersey are working to contain a massive wildfire at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township.
Fire crews have settled controlled burns to help contain the blaze and save at least 100 homes that are at risk along Stage Road and Route 9.
It was first spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday.
Rob Gill, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, told Action News the fire has consumed roughly 900 acres of land that splits between Ocean and Burlington counties.
The fire is zero percent contained, said Gill.
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A forest fire that has consumed acres of land in southern New Jersey continued to burn Monday, though no injuries have been reported.
The fire was spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says the blaze was burning Monday inside a large area in Burlington and Ocean counties that has limited accessibility.
Firefighters are battling a wildfire near the Jersey Shore in Little Egg Harbor Township that is threatening nearby homes. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.