The Joint Base Fire Department and New Jersey Forest Fire Service worked all night to bring the forest fire to 80 percent controlled
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST -- The forest fire that began Wednesday afternoon at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County has spread to 220 acres and is 80 percent contained as of Thursday morning, base officials said.
Senior Airman Lauren Pitts said members of the Joint Base Fire Department and New Jersey Forest Fire Services worked all night to contain the blaze, which may have been sparked by training exercises.
Three residences in Pemberton Township were under mandatory evacuation on Wednesday night as firefighters worked to control the flames. Other homes were evacuated voluntarily as a precaution, she said.
Pitts said there are no additional planned evacuations at this time.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Pitts said.
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