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Red flag warning issued for Philly area, N.J., as wildfires rage, conditions worsen amid extreme drought

The National Weather Service issued its statement Friday morning as the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was already battling at least three sizeable wildfires.

New Jersey Forest Fire Service District Warden C6t uses water to manage turfing as he works an edge of the forest fire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area in Gloucester County, New Jersey on Friday, November 8, 2024.
New Jersey Forest Fire Service District Warden C6t uses water to manage turfing as he works an edge of the forest fire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area in Gloucester County, New Jersey on Friday, November 8, 2024.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by Frank Kummer
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