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Jersey Shore Wildland Arson Investigation 'At An Impasse,' Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Wildland Arson Investigation 'At An Impasse,' Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Wildland Arson Investigation 'At An Impasse,' Prosecutor Says Authorities from the Jersey Shore say they have been unable to identify those responsible for setting a suspicious wildfire last month. The fire consumed 167 acres of land in Brick and Lakewood in March, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. A business was destroyed and hundreds of area residents had to be evacuated, Billhimer said.  A firefighter suffered a heart attack while battling the blaze, which jumped over the Garden State Parkway, he said.  Fire officials identified the fire’s origin "along with our conclusion that the fire was intentiona…

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by Jon Craig