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Halloween Fireworks Sparked 140-Acre Morris County Wildfire, Residents Say (UPDATE) Halloween Fireworks Sparked 140-Acre Morris County Wildfire, Residents Say (UPDATE)
Halloween Fireworks Sparked 140-Acre Morris County Wildfire, Residents Say (Update) A Morris County wildfire that residents say may have been caused by fireworks set off on Halloween night had spread to nearly 140 acres as of Friday, Nov. 1. The Craigmeur Lookout near Notch Road in Rockaway Township had been 30% contained as of 8 p.m. Friday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Residents were asked to avoid the area, the NJFFS said (click here for photos). The blaze threatened 13 structures and eight structures on Green Pond Road were evacuated. A homeowner tells Daily Voice that residents heard what sounded like gunshots and then saw fire in the woods. The…

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