Crime & Safety
40-Acre Brush Fire Sweeps Across Morris County Army Base: Report
The blaze was reportedly fought for several hours.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A 40-acre brush fire at Picatinny Arsenal prompted emergency responses this week, according to a report from northjersey.com.
The fire reportedly started around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, and mutual aid was requested to help extinguish it just minutes later.
The report says an estimated 40 acres of land were impacted by the fire as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Roughly 80 percent of the blaze had been contained at that point, it adds.
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No injuries or structural damage to the facility were reported, according to northjersey.com. The report also says it's not clear what started the fire, and an investigation is underway.
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