'Large' Tinton Falls Mulch Fire Sends Smoke Across Jersey Shore

TINTON FALLS, NJ - Smoke emerging from a large mulch fire on Shafto Road in Tinton Falls could be seen across the Jersey Shore over the weekend, according to officials.

According to a Facebook post from Tinton Falls’ Wayside Fire Company, a 150 foot-by-200 foot pile of mulch that was burning resulted in “several calls of service for smoke in the area” at Mazza’s Recycling Plant on April 24.

“With the assistance of Engine 37-2-73 from Wanamassa Fire Company, Engines 2-75, 1-80 and Ladders 2-90, 4-91 from District 36 were able to set up individual water supplies and establish a perimeter to extinguish the fire before it could spread further on the property,” the fire department wrote.

Mutual aid units operated for almost five hours on scene, according to the post.

The Neptune Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reported that the brush fire created a “smoke condition in western Neptune Township, especially in the area of RT 66.”

There was “no current danger to Neptune residents or properties," the agency wrote.

According to the Asbury Park Press, the Asbury Park Police Department reported similar smoke sightings in their jurisdiction.