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'Making progress': New Jersey wildfire 60% contained as crew battle flames; evacuations ordered
New Jersey firefighters have contained 60% of the Mines Spung Wildfire in Wharton State Forest, which has burned over 5,000 acres since Thursday. The
Firefighters still battling N.J. blaze as it scorches 4,200 acres
The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, had burned through 4,200 acres and was 40% contained as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update.
Wharton State Forest fire burns about 5,500 acres near Carranza Memorial in Shamong
Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.
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Wildfire in Wharton State Forest prompts trail, road closures in Burlington County
The stretch of Tuckerton Road between Washington Turnpike and Carranza Road is closed, as is Bulldozer Road and multiple local forest paths. Part of the Batona Trail, which winds through the Pine Barrens, is also closed. Hikers can't access the path between Carranza and Bulldozer roads.
N.J. wildfire rapidly grows to 2,500 acres, officials say
A wildfire in the Wharton State Forest in Burlington County that forced the evacuation of a juvenile justice public school and campground swelled to over 2,500 acres Friday night, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, was still 25% contained as of 8:30 p.m., according to a statement from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
Delaware has the worst air quality in the country from NJ wildfire
The worst air in the country on the morning of June 14 was in New Castle County because of a wildfire in New Jersey. The air quality index in Wilmington as of 9:45 a.m. was 227, which is "very unhealthy," according to AirNow. A monitor in Newark was at 240.
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