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.
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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