Another forest fire broke out in Shamong Township, Burlington County on Sunday, only days after several blazes burned through central and southern New Jersey.
The fire broke out late Sunday morning in the Goshen Pond section of the Wharton State Forest on the border of Camden County and Burlington County.
Officials with the Department of Environmental Protection say the fire has burned through 250 acres so far and is expected to burn about 500 acres.
The fire is located in a remote area. So far no one was injured or evacuated.
The fire is the latest of several that have broken out recently in South Jersey. Another forest fire was reported Friday in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township that burned 50 acres within a half hour.
A blaze in Berkeley Township burned more than 300 acres and forced hundreds of evacuations on Thursday. A fire that burned more than 1500 acres in Downe Township in Cumberland County also broke out on Wednesday.
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