Wildfire Rages Through Ocean County, NJ
TL;DR
A 500-acre forest fire is currently raging in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, with 25 structures being threatened. Crews from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Fire Department are working to contain the fire, which is burning on federal, state, and private property. A mandatory evacuation is in place on Division Street in Lakehurst, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Topics:nationnatural-disaster#evacuation#forest-fire#manchester-township#natural-disaster#new-jersey#ocean-county
- Crews battle forest fire in Manchester Township, Ocean County; Division Street in Lakehurst under evacuation orders WPVI-TV
- Evacuations Ordered As Wildfire Passes 500 Acres In Manchester Patch
- Wildfire Ravages 500 Acres Of Federal, State Property In Manchester Twp. (UPDATE) Daily Voice
- Large wildfire shutters N.J. highway as columns of smoke are seen for miles NJ.com
- N.J. firefighters work to extinguish contained brush fires in Monmouth, Ocean counties NJ.com
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