The brush fire that began in Jackson has quickly spiraled out of control and is threatening local homes and business.
FAST FACTS:
- Fire size: 30 acres as of 7 PM
- Projected growth: 100 acres by morning
- Containment: 0%
- Structures threatened: 30
- Evacuations: some possible, none yet
- Fire name: Glory Fire, after Glory’s Market on Cedar Swamp Road, near which it began
- Road closues: Exits 21 and 22 are closed in both directions on Interstate Highway 195, according to the Ocean County Sheriff's Office. Local roads are closed as well
- Containment efforts: digging lines, setting back fires
Residents are reminded that today is a RED FLAG day for wildfires.