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Wildfire in New Jersey state forest spans 13,500 acres; illegal campfire investigated as possible cause

PHILADELPHIA — Conditions were ripe for what has become New Jersey’s biggest wildfire since 2007: freakishly low humidity, high winds, dry tinder, crowds on a holiday weekend — and an illegal campfire that possibly lit the fuse.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 22, 2022

Wildfire in New Jersey state forest spans 13,500 acres

PHILADELPHIA — The Wharton State Forest wildfire, possibly the largest fire in New Jersey in 15 years, has consumed about 13,500 acres of the Pinelands, and is 85% contained, officials from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said late Tuesday morning.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 21, 2022