4 wildfires burn in New Jersey with dry, windy circumstances fanning flames on Friday
NEW JERSEY (WABC) — 4 brush fires continued to burn in New Jersey on Friday morning.
Climate circumstances are prime for some of these fires to happen. It is dry, windy, and there is low humidity in New Jersey.
A wildfire alongside the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs has been burning since Thursday evening.
The hearth is burning inside Palisades Interstate Park, within the cliffs close to the Rockefeller Lookout.
The suitable of the parkway is closed northbound for fireplace division exercise close to exit 1 in Englewood Cliffs.
Three different wildfires are at present burning additional south in New Jersey.
The Bethany Run wildfire in Burlington and Camden Counties has burned greater than 300 acres.
Flames might be seen capturing up into the air on Thursday evening, with thick plumes of smoke billowing above.
The hearth is just 50% contained.
Round 8 p.m. Thursday, the New Jersey Forest Hearth Service despatched a submit on social media saying it has made vital progress.
Whereas 104 constructions are threatened, none had been being evacuated Friday morning.
The Pheasant Run Wildfire can also be burning within the Glassboro Wildlife Administration Space in Gloucester County.
And in Jackson Township in Ocean County, the Shotgun Wildfire has burned 350 acres and is now 60% contained.
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