Large wildfire burns by means of Ocean County, NJ – NBC10 Philadelphia

What to Know

• A large wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has burned hundreds of acres, pressured hundreds of evacuations and closed a number of roads. 
• The hearth started shortly earlier than 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, on the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Administration Space in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. 
• The hearth unfold to Lacey Township and Ocean Township, sending large plumes of white smoke into the air. 
• As of Tuesday, April 22, at 11 p.m., the “Jones Wildfire” burned 8,500 acres, threatened 1,320 buildings, pressured 3,000 evacuations in Ocean and Lacey townships, brought on hundreds of energy outages, and shut down a number of roadways, together with a stretch of the Backyard State Parkway, resulting in a visitors nightmare.
• Shelters for the evacuees have been created at Southern Regional Excessive Faculty on 105 Cedar Bridge Street in Manahawkin, New Jersey, and Manchester Township Excessive Faculty at 101 Hawks Approach in Manchester, New Jersey. 
• A number of sources have been deployed to battle the hearth, together with native, county and state hearth companies. No accidents have been reported. As of late Tuesday night time, the hearth was 10% contained. The reason for the hearth stays beneath investigation.