Wildfire shuts down part of Route 539 in Ocean County
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A wildfire closed at least one road in Ocean County on Tuesday.
Part of Route 539 was closed between Forge Road and Warren Grove Spur Road.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the fire in the Stafford Forge Wildlife Area near Little Egg Harbor Township was completely contained around 7:30 p.m.
Flames spread across 418 acres. At one point, over a dozen structures in the area were threatened by the fire.
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area – Governor's Branch Wildfire – Little Egg Harbor Township
— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) March 8, 2023
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has achieved 100 percent containment of a 418-acre wildfire off Route 539 in Stafford Forge WMA. pic.twitter.com/jayiIFbOAj
The Forest Fire Service says staff will remain on scene overnight.
No injuries were reported.
The cause is under investigation.