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Eventdex · Wildfire

MORRIS

378684

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id378,684
episode_id61,182
begin_utc2012-04-16T17:00:00+00:00
end_utc2012-04-16T23:00:00+00:00
stateNEW JERSEY
cz_typeZ
cz_nameMORRIS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceEmergency Manager
episode_narrativeA wildfire occurred at the Picatinny Arsenal during the afternoon and evening of the 16th in Dover Township in Morris County. The fire began about 1 p.m. EDT when personnel were doing routine demolition of munitions from their bunker in a wooded area. The fire jumped out of their explosives pit and proceeded to move outward and up the local ridge line. The Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department, Directorate of Emergency Services and the New Jersey Fire Service battled the blaze. The blaze was considered fully contained at 7 p.m. EDT after it burned about 100 acres. The high temperature at Newark International Airport on the 16th was 88 degrees. Through April 15th, there were 500 reported wildfires in the state of New Jersey, well ahead of the pace of 2011.
year2,012

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