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A fire in a fire pit caused a shed to burn and caused extensive damage to neighboring properties, Brick authorities said. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)
BRICK, NJ — A Brick Township woman has been charged with criminal mischief after a fire in a backyard fire pit spread and caused more than $30,000 in damage to neighboring properties, police said Wednesday.
Barbara Johnson, 56, was charged Monday with criminal mischief "for negligently causing damage to property by an uncontrolled fire," Sgt. Jim Kelly said.
A Dorothy Place resident reported a shed on fire at 12:45 p.m. Monday, and Capt. Steve Gerling and Patrolman Joseph McGrath arrived to find a shed behind a home on Mohawk Drive engulfed in flames, Kelly said.