New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant | US wildfires

Burning New Jersey Thousands of people were forced to evacuate, closed a main fast path and reached a closed nuclear power plant.

Flames of the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County has reached the buildings on the campus of the Ostar Kreik nuclear power station, according to the local Likwood Scope newspaper.

The fire grew quickly to include 3440 hectares (8500 acres) and was only 10 %, according to the service of forest fire in New Jersey.

She said that Garden State Parkway, one of the busiest highways in New Jersey, was closed between the towns of Parnigat and Lassi, and more than 1,300 structures were evacuated and about 3000 people were evacuated. The shelters were open in two secondary schools, according to the Parinigat police administration.

Jersey Center and Light Company has reduced the energy to about 25,000 customers at the request of firefighting and leadership position in Wildfire on Tuesday evening, including thousands in the town of Barnegat. The company said on X that it does not expect the energy to be restored before Wednesday.

The company said: “This is for the safety of the teams fighting fire.”

The cause of the fire was under investigation. There were no immediate reports on injuries.

Deby Shafir was arrested in a mesh traffic after her dogs were evacuated while her husband agreed to stay with a chicken 22, according to Atlantic City.

She said all over her home at Waretown, “She was like a war zone,” describing smoke, sirens and helicopter.

The fire site is located near Alpaka farm. The farm said in a Facebook post that the property was not threatened and that all animals were safe.

The fire is the second main forest fire in the area in less than a week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report