Firefighters contained a wildfire that burned for hours in Ocean County, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
The fire started Tuesday afternoon at the Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area in Little Egg Harbor Township.
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Route 539 was closed from Forge Road to Warren Grove Spur Road as the New Jersey Forest Fire Service battled the flames while local volunteer fire companies protected 16 nearby structures. The road was later reopened.
At 7:30 p.m., the New Jersey Forest Fire Service achieved 100 percent containment after the fire burned 418 acres.
No injuries were reported.
