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As of 3 p.m., the state Forest Fire Service said 40 percent of the fire was contained, and the size had grown from 100 to 300 acres. It also noted no buildings were threatened.
The Tea Time Hill fire in Wharton State Forest, which started in Tabernacle, was about 60% contained. The fire was located around Apple Pie Hill and Batona Campground, according to officials.
A Pine Barrens wildfire has more than tripled in size from earlier today, now having consumed some 450 acres of the Wharton State Forest in Tabernacle in Burlington County, just south of Ocean ...
The Mullica River fire was a 2022 wildfire in the Wharton State Forest in portions of Atlantic and Burlington counties in New Jersey. [1] The fire began in a remote area of the Wharton State Forest, and firefighters suspect it was caused by an illegal campfire found near its origin; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it was first spotted from a fire tower at 10 AM on ...
The 4,000-acre fire's containment increased to 75% from 65% Sunday afternoon, leaving the Batona Campground in Wharton State Forest still evacuated, the fire service said.
Wharton State Forest, located in Burlington, Atlantic and Camden counties, is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey park system. The state forest is more than 110,000 acres.
Smoke could still be visible for an extended period of time while firefighters continue to work.
But firefighters were making progress against the blaze in the Wharton State Forest. It was 40 percent contained around 8 p.m., said the state Forest Fire Service.