{"id":721427,"date":"2026-04-11T22:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/721427\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:44:27","slug":"massive-wildfire-burns-in-new-jersey-just-miles-outside-philadelphia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/721427\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive wildfire burns in New Jersey just miles outside Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. \u2013 <\/strong>Just miles outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Philadelphia&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildfires\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wildfire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wildfire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wildfire<\/a> is burning across the Delaware River in Gloucester County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/new-jersey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Jersey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Jersey&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the 50-acre fire, which is currently 40% contained, is burning in the area of Red Bank Ave and Hessian Ave in West Deptford Township, near the area of a Sunoco oil refinery property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Smoke plumes and fallen ash have been reported as far south and east as Glassboro, Washington Township, Franklin Township and beyond, according to Gloucester County Emergency Management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials say the Forest Fire Service is in unified command with the West Deptford Fire Department as crews continue to battle the brush fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/artemis-ii-capsule-splashes-down-closing-one-mission-ushering-new-era-human-spaceflight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Artemis Ii Splashes Down, Marking The End Of One Mission And The Beginning Of A New Era Of Human Spaceflight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Artemis Ii Splashes Down, Marking The End Of One Mission And The Beginning Of A New Era Of Human Spaceflight&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Artemis Ii Splashes Down, Marking The End Of One Mission And The Beginning Of A New Era Of Human Spaceflight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On top of engines and ground crews responding to the blaze, numerous resources have been deployed to fight the fire, including a Forest Fire Service plane capable of dropping 600 gallons and multiple fire boats from both sides of the Delaware River.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How To Watch Fox Weather;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;How To Watch Fox Weather&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>How To Watch Fox Weather<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Burning near a populated residential area, voluntary evacuations are in place as the fire threatens 100 structures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>This is a developing story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/new-jersey-wildfire-burning-just-miles-outside-philadelphia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:See it: Massive wildfire burns in New Jersey just miles outside Philadelphia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;See it&quot;}\" class=\"link \">See it: Massive wildfire burns in New Jersey just miles outside Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. \u2013 Just miles outside Philadelphia, a wildfire is burning across the Delaware River in 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