
The state Forest Fire Service is responding to Bass River State Forest for another fire near the site of last week's blaze that scorched 677 acres of pinelands, a fire official said Tuesday.
A watchman in a fire tower detected smoke Tuesday morning off Dan's Bridge Road, and four or five engines and a bulldozer responded, said Division Fire Warden Bert Plante. The firefighters found four or five acres burning in a section that was not touched by last week's blaze, and a vehicle in the middle of it.
A combination of recent rain and light winds make it unlikely this fire will spread, Plante said.
State Police are investigating whether the vehicle was stolen, Plante said.










