April 23, 2025, 8:21 am
New Jersey authorities responded to a fast-moving wildfire in the Pine Barrens by ordering evacuations and shutting down a major highway. As conditions improved, officials lifted the evacuations and reopened the road, highlighting the challenging and unpredictable nature of wildfire management.
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A fast-moving wildfire was burning in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, but officials on Wednesday lifted earlier evacuation orders and a stretch of a major highway that was closed due to the blaze has reopened. More than 1,300 structures were threatened and about 3,000...
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