BRICK TOWNSHIP, New Jersey – An out-of-control wildfire was ripping through Ocean County, New Jersey Sunday afternoon.
The blaze, which engulfed numerous commercial buildings, halted traffic on the busy Garden State Parkway.
“The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is responding to an active wildfire in Airport Road & Cedar Bridge Avenue. Please avoid the area at this time,” officials said in an alert.
The Lakewood police department sent out a similar alert: “Large Brush Fire in the area of Airport Road and Cedarbridge Avenue. GSP is shut down between exit 83 and 90. Please avoid the area if possible.”
No injuries were immediately reported.
The Garden State Parkway is closed in both directions from due to a large forest fire that started off Airport Road in the Lakewood area, according to the Ocean County Sheriff's Department. pic.twitter.com/4rvUteB9Ti
— VINnews (@VINNews) March 14, 2021
Emergency maintenance and Forest Fire and Police department activity on Garden State Parkway southbound Exit ramp Exit 89C – Lakewood/Airport Rd (Lakewood Twp) closed to traffic VMS in use, advising of closed exit. https://t.co/97dLEH83ah
— 511NJ GSP (@511njgsp) March 14, 2021
Garden state parkway closed as wildfire jumps the highway. If you go below exit 100, this is what you face. Some buildings on fire. Good fire video posted by @LakewoodScoop & @LakewoodNewsNet pic.twitter.com/k42vBfROzc
— Brian Thompson (@brian4NY) March 14, 2021
DEVELOPING: A massive #wildfire in #Lakewood, NJ, has engulfed at least 2 buildings, Sunday afternoon. The fires broke out around 1:00PM in the area of Cedarbridge Avenue and Airport Road. Numerous fire departments have been requested to assist – some from as far as an hour away. pic.twitter.com/kXJdoyMsHy
— YWN REPORTER (@YWNReporter) March 14, 2021
BREAKING: Requesting backup from State FFS. https://t.co/f4iREClCsf pic.twitter.com/AqWzVoRP0O
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) March 14, 2021
