June 14, 8:00 PM
Progress has been made! At 8:00 PM on June 14th the Mine Spung wildfire has burned 5,500 acres and is at 70 percent containment. Five structures are still threatened ant eh Lower Forge Campground remains closed. Road closures continued. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service remains on the scene of the wildfire with ground crews, engines, bulldozers, and helicopters. Scroll down for the morning update.
Direct link to the June 14th 8:00PM post on Facebook by the NJ Forest Fire Service
June 14, 8:30 AM
I wrote about the Mines Spung wildfire on June 13. The wildfire, first reported early in the morning of June 13th by a private airplane has burned 4,200 acres and is at 40 percent containment. Road closures remain and the Batona Trail in the vicinity of the wildfire is still closed. Five structures remain threatened, and the Lower Forge Campground and the Phillip M Costello Preparatory Academy have been evacuated. Local fire departments are providing structure protection. New Jersey Forest Fire Service helicopters and a bulldozer are working with NJFFS wildland firefighters in working the wildfire.
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