A major wildfire in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County expanded last night and has led to the evacuation of 3,000 people and is threatening more than 1,320 structures.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported last night at 10 p.m. that about 8,500 acres had burned and the fire was only 10% contained.
No injuries have been reported. Multiple evacuation shelters have been established. The fire has caused closure of several roadways, including a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.
The Jones Road wildfire began Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township and then moved north into Lacey.
Forest Fire Service firefighters and local fire, rescue, county and other state responders are battling the blaze.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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