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Wildfires erupt on East Coast amid record-setting drought

The Jennings Creek Fire in New Jersey has burned 3,000 acres and threatened dozens of buildings. It is fueled by a record-setting drought in the region that has caused more than 530 wildfires since Oct. 1. Wildfires also erupted near Reading, Pennsylvania, and in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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