New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire reaches 4000 acres, residents evacuated.
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A wildfire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has burned through 6 square miles, prompting evacuations of around 170 homes. Firefighters battled 200-foot flames and raining embers, but no one was injured and property was left intact. The fire started on Tuesday afternoon and was 50% contained as of noon Wednesday. The same conditions that helped spread the New Jersey fire were present in at least 20 states on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
- Big flames, raining embers in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire ABC News
- Southern New Jersey wildfire grows to nearly 4,000 acres after sparking '200-foot flames' CNN
- '200-foot flames, raining fire embers': Raging wildfire burns thousands of acres in New Jersey Fox Weather
- Forest fire in Ocean County grows to 2,500 acres; residents evacuated NJ.com
- Wildfire in Central New Jersey Burns 3800 Acres The New York Times
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