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1,000 acres of New Jersey Pine Barrens burned this week amid ‘exceptionally dry’ conditions

Two fires in New Jersey state forests falling within the Pinelands National Reserve consumed more than 1,000 acres this week, fire officials said Tuesday. One of the fires continues to burn.

A wildfire erupted Sunday in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J., at the edge of Bass River State Forest, part of the Pinelands National Reserve.
A wildfire erupted Sunday in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J., at the edge of Bass River State Forest, part of the Pinelands National Reserve.Read moreNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection