A month of dry conditions has prompted a fire warning for parts of the Northeast
Firefighters in New Jersey spent Halloween evening dousing fires around the town of Down in the southern part of the state, while a multi-acre wildfire broke out Friday morning in Morris County in northern New Jersey.
These are just a few of the hundreds of wildfires and wildfires that have burned in parts of the Northeast amid what has been a month of dry conditions.
A Halloween fire is burning in Downtown, New Jersey.
(Down Twist Fire/Rescue & Dive Team)
The Halloween Fire near Down Township has reached 110 acres and is currently 20% contained, according to social media posts from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
However, the Forest Fire Service believes the fire will only reach 140 acres due to operations Thursday night. Authorities reported no casualties and no buildings were threatened.
Several routes were closed and some New Jersey Transit trains were suspended Friday morning, but the rail service reported that service had resumed with a delay.
Fiery weather across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states
The Craigmeur Lookout Wildfire broke out in Morris County, New Jersey, on Friday morning and is 0% contained. There are no structures threatened by this fire either.
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Aerial footage of fire near Evesham Twp, NJ (WTFX)
New Jersey firefighters also fanned out in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia on Thursday, where they were able to contain a wildfire near the town of Evesham.
New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Sean LaTourette wrote on social media that there have been more than 350 wildfires in the state since September 15.
The state has banned open fires and fireworks in an effort to reduce the threat of wildfires.
It comes as dozens of cities in the Northeast reached record temperatures on Halloween, including New York, Philadelphia and Newark.
Scorching Halloween: 67 cities set record temperatures.
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Major cities in the mid-Atlantic have gone more than a month without measurable rain.
Major cities in the mid-Atlantic have gone more than a month without measurable rain.
(Fox Weather)
Unfortunately, the FOX Forecast Center reports that the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will not see heavy rain for another week.
