UPDATE: As of late Wednesday afternoon, the massive wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. was 60% contained, officials said. Firefighters are still battling hot spots but they believe they have a good handle on the situation. csloantv reports.
-- As of Wednesday afternoon, the massive wildfire in Ocean County was 60% contained, officials said. Firefighters are still battling hot spots but they believe they have a good handle on the situation.Fire officials say the blaze had the potential of being catastrophic, but thanks to heroic firefighters no one was injured and no properties were damaged.
"Oh, it was very scary. The cops had came knocking on the door and I didn't know what was going on," resident Daysha Fair said. "Just to see all my childhood friends and my childhood home threatened [by] such a big blaze, it was insane," Gomez said."Some people are leaving just because how bad the smoke is."Fire officials said what's being dubbed as"Jimmy's water hole fire" has consumed nearly 4,000 acres of land, mostly federal property. They also said the flames were fueled by breezy conditions and warm weather.
Firefighters were still knocking down hot spots on Wednesday and a thick smoke remained hovering over communities along the Pinelands. Residents said they've never seen it so bad.
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