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PEMBERTON, N.J. (AP) _ Firefighters have fully contained a wind-swept brush fire that's burned nearly 500 acres in southern New Jersey this weekend.

The fire in the Burlington County community of Pemberton, which started around 1 p.m. Saturday, was still smoldering Sunday night. It was fueled by high winds and low humidity and had produced thick smoke that forced the closures of some major area roadways.

Fire officials say the blaze probably won't be fully extinguished for a few days. And while it's believed that an abandoned campfire sparked the fire, the investigation is continuing.

The fire briefly threatened about 50 nearby homes on Saturday, but no evacuations. And no injuries were reported.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Sunday, May 9, 2010 | 2 comments

Area firefighters on Sunday tackled several woods blazes, at least one of which is being investigated as a potential arson.

Hamilton Township police said a forest fire that burned about 80 acres Saturday night appears to be suspicious.

Police received a report of a fire off Old Egg Harbor Road in Mays Landing at......Continue Reading

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From staff reports | Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 | 0 comments

Two Galloway Township women were hurt this morning in a car accident on the White Horse Pike.

Jennifer A. Chehade, 23, and Roberta R. Michel, 71, collided just before 10:20 a.m. on the westbound side of the Pike near Cologne Avenue, according to a police report.

Chehade hit Michel after Michel had pulled out of the Cologne Post Office.

Pomona and Germania fire companies extricated Michel from her car, police said.

Galloway Township Ambulance Squad drove then drove her, Chehade and Cheahde's passenger Michelle Szlachtianchyn, 21, to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Mainland Campus for treatment of minor injuries.

Each driver was wearing her seat belt, police said.

Sgt. Judy A. Jucciarone is investigating.

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By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 | 1 comment

With a link to Atlantic City Electric's online outage map

Emergency crews are battling numerous wildfires and power outages throughout southern New Jersey this evening.

New Jersey State Forest Fire Service Division Fire Warden Bert Plante said that a massive wildfire along Route 70 in Burlington County had scorched about 500 acres for forest near Pemberton Township and that crews were still battling it as of 6:30 p.m. The smoke from the blaze was.....Continue Reading

From staff reports | Posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010 | 0 comments

The Forest Fire Service said it has contained a 25-acre wildfire in a remote section of Wharton State Forest around Waterford Township and Hammonton.

The fire, north of Chew Road, south of Raritan Avenue and west of Route 206, started before 11 a.m. Saturday, section fire...Continue Reading

Friday, May 7, 2010 Thanks to www.Statter911.com for this storyFrom Guilderland, New York (Albany County) comes the story of a volunteer firefighter responding in his personal vehicle to a house fire on Curry Road early this morning.  Jordan Carleo-Evangelist reports at TimesUnion.com that Captain Thomas Fortunes of the Stanford Heights Fire Department struck and....Continue Reading