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NJ Bans Open Fires As Acres Of Forest Keep Burning

UpdatedWed, May 19, 2021 at 9:02 am ET Replies(37) Fires burning in the Bass River and Brendan T. Byrne state forests and dry, warm weather in the forecast for the coming days have prompted a ban on open burning by New Jersey officials. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) NEW JERSEY If you were planning to sit around your fire pit this weekend to relax, you may have to do it without flames. New Jersey officials plan to ban open burning in 10 counties until further notice. The ban on open burning takes effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday, officials said, and was put in place as fire crews continue to battle two large forest fires in the southern portion of the state.

As 1 New Jersey forest fire is contained, a second starts

1 of 4 A firefighter sprays water on a section of woods in Little Egg Harbor, N.J., on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the periphery of a forest fire that had burned several hundred acres since breaking out a day earlier. Firefighters were making progress against the blaze on its second day. Wayne Parry A firefighter sprays water on a section of woods in Little Egg Harbor, N.J., on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the periphery of a forest fire that had burned several hundred acres since breaking out a day earlier. Firefighters were making progress against the blaze on its second day. Wayne Parry

Firefighters Continue to Battle Forest Fire in Little Egg Harbor

Lots of people smelled the smoke, but many are living with the nightmare of fire barrelling down on their homes. A fire broke out Sunday in the Bass River State Forest, hitting Little Egg Harbor Township. The blaze, being fought by dozens, if not hundreds of firefighters, has forced the closing of parts of Route 9 in Southern Ocean County. Many families have evacuated their homes from the fire and smoke. Get our free mobile app Scenes from the fire scene have been unimaginable. A couple of weeks without significant rainfall has allowed the fire to spread. Late Sunday night, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service described the fire as a 70-acre wildfire in an area west of Otis Bog Road and south of Stage Road in Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County and in Burlington County.

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