Large forest fire shuts down Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, NJ

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There are multiple fires everywhere today.

New Jersey forest fire consumes 170 acres; at least 29 buildings damaged

Crews in Ocean County, New Jersey worked to contain a massive forest fire that burned 170 acres, damaged nearby structures and seriously injured a firefighter on Sunday.

6abc.com

 

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It made it to CNN.

Dozens of residents evacuated as rare wildfire in New Jersey damages homes | CNN

A wildfire that tore through a New Jersey town on Sunday afternoon burned more than 170 acres and left one firefighter hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

www.cnn.com

 

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Wow, just dodged that one. We were at Icarus Brewing on Saturday in the Lakewood Industrial Complex. I sure hope the beer survived !!

 

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A rare wildfire in NJ? you have to love the media....

 

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Intentionally set but little more information at this point.

Brush fire that destroyed 167 acres in NJ set ‘intentionally’: officials

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — A forest fire near the Jersey Shore that burned at least 167 acres of land, shut down the Garden State Parkway, damaged dozens of residential properties, sent neighbors fleei…

pix11.com

 

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There is a great video on Facebook showing the back yard of a firefighter starting to burn.