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The blaze broke out at the park’s High Anxiety raft attraction, according to the Vernon Township Fire Department.
The fire was doused quickly with help from the Vernon Township Fire Department Company #1, the McAfee Fire Department, the Pochuck Valley Volunteer Fire Department and the Highland Lakes Fire Department.
The park was closed for the season at the time but is slated to open for guests on June 19.
“We can confirm that there was a fire at our water park today that affected our High Anxiety attraction,” reads a Tuesday night post on the park’s Facebook page.
“We are grateful to the Vernon and other local responding volunteer fire and EMS departments as well as the Vernon Police, who responded within minutes to help extinguish the fire. While we are certainly disappointed that we won’t have High Anxiety available for the foreseeable future, we know that our resilient team is ready to welcome guests back this weekend for our season opening as planned.”
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
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