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Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (UPDATE) Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (UPDATE)
Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (Update) Smoke has diminished as a massive wildfire burned for a second day in Ocean County, officials said. The fire was first spotted at the Cedar Bridge fire tower at 4:44 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update. The roughly 189-acre wildfire was burning near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. Conditions have improved after "erratic fire behavior" caused problems for the first firefighters at the scene. "Fire crews continue to secure and reinforce containment lines by mopping up hot …

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by Chris Spiker
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Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (DEVELOPING) Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (DEVELOPING)
Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (Developing) Firefighters were battling a massive wildfire in Ocean County that broke out late Monday, Sept. 9, officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the fire was burning near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. The NJFFS first posted on Twitter about the wildfire at 7:30 p.m. Monday. As of Tuesday morning, the fire had been 20 percent contained to 150 acres, after spreading near Northern Boulevard in the Barnegat Pines neighborhood of Berkeley. "When firefighters arrived on scene initial attack efforts were unsuccessful due to erratic…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Video Shows Fire Collapsing Passaic Apartment Building, 70 Displaced Video Shows Fire Collapsing Passaic Apartment Building, 70 Displaced
Video Shows Fire Collapsing Passaic Apartment Building, 70 Displaced A fire ripped through an apartment building Saturday, Aug. 3 in Passaic, collapsing one building and leaving two others uninhabitable, city officials said. Seventy people were displaced by the 10 School St. fire, which had struck multiple alarms as of 2:10 p.m., Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Footage shared by Armando Marin shows the building beginning to collapse as flames rip through the roof and upper level. Locals watched stunned, muttering expletives und…

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by Cecilia Levine