A large wildfire in New Jersey, just off the coast and about 60 miles south of Newark, was still considered out of control Wednesday afternoon.
The fire, called the “Jones Road Fire” by state emergency management officials was first discovered on Tuesday. The eastern side of the fire borders the Garden State Parkway but so far has not crossed it, and that major north south road remained open.
No injuries have been reported. Since the fire moved through a sparsely populated area, only one commercial building had been lost. As many as 20,000 homes and businesses around the perimeter of the fire have lost power.
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