DESTRUCTION: According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the wildfire, which started in the Greenwood Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, had burned 3,200 acres and was 5% contained as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22. More than 1,300 structures had been threatened, according to officials. The fire caused road closures throughout Waretown, Barnegat and Lacey Township. Parts of Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway were closed on Tuesday night. Mandatory evacuations were in place in areas of Lacey and Ocean townships.
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