A brush fire that raged through New Jersey forced residents to evacuate after it destroyed or damaged dozens of structures.The fire began early Sunday afternoon near Airport Road and Cedar Bridge Avenue near Lakewood. By Sunday night, the fire had consumed at least 170 acres but was at least 50% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.WPVIFirefighters in Ocean County, New Jersey work to contain a massive forest fire that burned 170 acres, damaged nearby structures and seriously injured a firefighter on March 14, 2021.At least 29 homes and buildings were damaged in the fire, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI reported. Two mixed-use professional and commercial structures were destroyed, according to the fire service.MORE: How climate change affects wildfires, like those in the West, and makes them worseMore than 100 people were forced to evacuate, Fire Service spokesman Maris Gabliks told reporters during a news conference. The fire also shut down portions of the Garden State Parkway.WPVIFirefighters in Ocean County, New Jersey work to contain a massive forest fire that burned 170 acres, damaged nearby structures and seriously injured a firefighter on March 14, 2021.One New Jersey Forest Fire Service firefighter was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, fire officials said.MORE: 'Like a freight train': Firefighters describe what it's like riding out a wildfire in a fire shelter, their last resort for safetyInvestigators have discovered the origin of the fire but not the cause, although they ruled out that it sparked from a prescribed, or controlled, fire, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
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