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Burns from wildfires in New Jersey more than 10000 acres

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A wildfire raging in pine lands in southern New Jersey could be the largest in the state. fire in 15 years, officials said on Monday.

The Mallika River Fire, which started on Sunday, has spread to 12,000 acres and has been 70 percent This is reported by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS). No casualties have been reported, but at least 18 buildings are threatened by the flames. in Wharton State Forest area, including the historical site of the village of Batsto. The Wharton State Forest is located in an ecosystem known as the Pine Barrens about 20 miles to the northwest. of Atlantic City.

The officials decided out natural causes and New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Sean M. Latourette stated that fire could have been avoided.

“This reminds me of imperative we all share take care of in environment and each other to follow in rules”, he said on Monday news conference. Latourette did not say whether investigators had established cause but said he spoke in general on problems, including by the fire maintenance and other activities that are usually cause of human-made fires.

There were no restrictions on burning in place before fire broken out Sunday morning, officials said.

By Monday, fire brigades fought the fire in four towns – Washington, Shamong, Hammonton and Mallika – after dry and windy conditions helped fire distribution, according to NJFFS.

Authorities said wind was hindering efforts drop water from helicopters, and areas along the Mallika River that fire jumped twice – were too wet for equipment get in but not wet enough for fire be stopped.

fire The service reported that the brigades were working on localizing the fire. with firefighting operations, firefighting tactics in what kind of fires are intentionally set along inside edge of a fire fuel burning line in forest fire path so it doesn’t expand.

The fire brigades concentrated their efforts on Walling in Wharton State Forest Campgrounds and Batsto Village Historic Site in Washington Township, according to Larry Hyna, press secretary for Department of New Jersey of Environmental Protection. Due to a forest fire, two facilities were closed, including parts of of U.S. Route 206 as well north- South lane.

” fire is in southern part of state forest, which runs along state route Route 206, which also near forest areas, where there is no private residences that in any immediate danger”Hina told The Washington Post.

Huge Wharton State Forest home to various outdoor recreation areas, which were closed on Monday due to result of in fire.

Unlike in California that saw more over 10,000 structures damaged or destroyed in its historic 2020 wildfire season, wildfires in New Jersey usually occur in Forested lands are less inhabited by residential buildings, according to the State Department of Environmental Protection.

In 2019, the Spring Hill fire burned 11,638 acres of land. of southeastern pine land in a remote chapter of Penn State Forest, in Burlington County. The largest fire in New Jersey was the Warren Grove wildfire in May 2007, which ignited after a flare was dropped during the fire. military Bombing exercises at the Warren Grove range. It’s gone on burn 17,000 acres in Pine steppes area.

“Boy, this is the coolest thing one I have ever seen,” said New Jersey resident Spike Wells. of in latest fire during a conversation with Asbury Park Press on Monday. Wells, 71, lives about two miles from where authorities have locked down off Route 206 and a nearby sawmill operates.

“We’ve seen a lot of them,” said Wells. “Each year they have forest fires but not like this is. This is terrible.”

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