Bass River Wildfire Spreads and Threatens Homes in New Jersey State Forest.
TL;DR
A wildfire that started in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest has grown to over 3,000 acres, with just 15% of it being contained. Six structures were threatened and the Timberline Campground was evacuated after the fire broke out. The fire is leading to air quality concerns in the state of Delaware. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is asking people to avoid the area.
Topics:nationnatural-disaster#air-quality#bass-river-state-forest#evacuation#natural-disaster#new-jersey#wildfire
- NJ fire: Bass River wildfire grows to more than 3K acres CBS News
- Wildfire burning in Bass River State Forest in Tuckerton, New Jersey CBS Philadelphia
- Evacuations as wildfire grows in NJ's Bass River State Forest New Jersey 101.5 FM
- Bass River State Forest wildfire in Tuckerton spreads to 2,000 acres, multiple roads closed News 12 New Jersey
- Wildfire in N.J. state forest burns 120 acres, threatens 6 homes, officials say NJ.com
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