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​​Dramatic scenes as wildfire sweeps across New Jersey, mass evacuations triggered​

Last updated on - Apr 23, 2025, 14:46 IST
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New Jersey Wildfire: When the Pines breathe fire

Beneath the Garden State Parkway's stillness. New Jersey's Pine Barrens erupt, not in silence, but in fury. The wildfire whispers of climate neglect, roaring louder with every scorched tree. ( Image Credit: AP)

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New Jersey Wildfire: fiery ribbon trail

From above, the wildfire in the Pine Barrens slices through the canopy like a glowing serpent. As smoke devours the sky, the Garden State grapples with a deepening climate crisis. (Image Credit: X/ wake up NJ)

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New Jersey Wildfire: 3000 flee blaze

Firefighters at Waretown were swift as wildfires spread across Ocean County, NJ, causing over 3,000 evacuations and threatening more than 1,300 structures while also closing a portion of the Garden State Parkway- each second counts in this high-stakes emergency response. (Image Credit: AP)

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New Jersey Wildfire: Scenic route cancelled

Traffic crawls under a sky that's auditioning for the apocalypse. Vacation vibes replaced by survival instincts as smoke eats up the horizon. ( Image Credit: X/ wake up NJ)

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​New Jersey Wildfire: The Pines whisper in flames over 8,500 acres

The underbrush crackled as fire snakes through the New Jersey Pine Barrens, turning twilight into an inferno. Climate change fanned the flames of what was once a quiet forest floor. Till most recent update by New Jersey Forest Fire Service fast moving blaze has burned around 8,500 acres, of which only 10% has been contained. (Image Credit: AP)

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New Jersey Wildfire: Mother nature's not-so-subtle smoke signal

Plumes rise like storm clouds over the Pine Barrens, but this tempest brews from the ground up. It's not rain we're waiting for- it's mercy. ( Image Credit: X/ wake up NJ )

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New Jersey Wildfire: Wall of fire triggers power outage

Engines from across New Jersey arrived as wildfires rage through Ocean County, lighting up the night sky in fiery glow. According to the tracker Power Outage, US, more than 25,476 homes and businesses were without power early Wednesday.(Image Credit: X/ cheguwera)

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New Jersey Wildfire: Smoke plumes dominates Jersey shore skies

Thick wildfire smoke cloaks the sun over Barnegat Bay, creating an apocalyptic scene along the New Jersey coastline. (Image Credit: X/ HotShotWake)

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