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Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site
Toxic Pollution Concerns Rekindled By 'Canonball 2' Wildfire On DuPont Site UPDATE: A blaze that burned through much of the weekend in the Ramapo Mountains wasn't the usual run-of-the-mill forest fire. The fire, which continued to smolder late Saturday afternoon well into Sunday, was on a notorious 570-acre expanse of property in Pompton Lakes considered one of New Jersey's most polluted. Toxic substances that were dumped from what was a munitions plant on the DuPont site from 1902 to 1994 leached into the groundwater, creating an underground vapor of cancer-causing solvents. Saturday's blaze -- dubbed the "Cannonball 2" -- covered more than 100 acres of Ramapo M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
1,600-Acre Forest Fire Under Control In Ocean County 1,600-Acre Forest Fire Under Control In Ocean County
1,600-Acre Forest Fire Under Control In Ocean County A more than 1,600-acre forest fire that spread across parts of Ocean County this weekend has been placed under control. The Log Swamp Wildfire in Little Egg Harbor Township had been 100 percent contaminated as of 8 a.m. Sunday, April 16, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The blaze burned portions of Bass River State Forest, the Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area and the Warren Grove Bombing Range. "Forest Fire Service staff will remain on scene to continue improving containment lines and monitor the area to ensure public safety," the NJFFS said. "While portions of the s…

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by Cecilia Levine