Barnegat Township, NJ – Quickly moving wonderful fire in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and close part of the main highway.
Garden State Parkway, one of New Jersey highways, is closed between Barnegat and Lacey Townships, according to New Jersey Fire service.
It is over 1300 structures and about 3,000 inhabitants were evacuated, the fire service said. The shelters were opened in two high schools, according to Barnegat Police Department.
The central force and light company on the jersey interrupted about 25,000 customers at the request of the forest fire service and the Order for the wild fire on Tuesday evening, including thousands in Barnegat environments. The company said at X that he did not expect to return power before Wednesday.
“This is due to the security of the crew fighting fire,” the company said.
Fire in the field of wildlife management Greenwood forest burned more than 13.2 square kilometers (34.2 square kilometers) countries, firears said.
The flame, burning in the ocean and Lacey Townships in the Ocean Count, was only about 10% of Tuesday nights, said on Tuesday night, New Diferina said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
There were no immediate reports on injuries.
Debbi Schaffer was caught in reflected traffic after evacuating with his two dogs, while her husband agreed to stay with his 22 chickens, The Atlantic City press reported.
“I wanted to take them in the car with you; can you imagine 22 chicks in the car?” She told the newspaper.
Around her house with Waretown was “like a war zone,” she said, describing smoke, sirens and buzzing helicopters.
The site of the fire is located near the Alpaca farm. The farm wrote in a Facebook post for assets not compromised and all animals were safe.
Blaze is another main forest in the region in less than a week.
2025-04-23 05:58:00
