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On Thursday morning, officials with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the fire was 100 percent contained after burning 3,859 acres of federal, state and private property in Manchester Township.
A New Jersey wildfire that started in Manchester Township has consumed thousands of acres and prompted evacuation orders.
Officials say firefighters battling the Jimmy's Waterhole forest fire have encountered 200-foot walls of flames and strong winds that have whipped the size to over 3,800 acres.
Crews have contained 75% of the 3,900-acre wildfire burning through Manchester Township, Ocean County.
A substantial wildfire in Manchester Township in New Jersey on federal, state and private property, which reached 3,859 acres in size, has been 100%