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Wildfire 100 percent contained after spreading more than 800 acres near Ocean County airfield

By FOX 29 staff
Updated  September 5, 2023 12:12pm EDT
New Jersey
FOX 29 Philadelphia

Firefighters working to contain out-of-control wildfire in Ocean County

Multiple agencies are on hand fighting an out-of-control wildfire in Ocean County, near an airfield.

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A raging wildfire in Ocean County near Miller Airpark has been completely contained after fire crews battled the blaze for days.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service first alerted they were on scene in Lacy Township a little after 6 a.m. Sunday.

By 11 a.m., they said they were using a backfire operation in order to get ahead of the flames. They went on to say the blaze was estimated at 100 acres with no containment. At 3 p.m., an update from the fire service said the fire had grown to 325 acres with zero containment.

As of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, fire officials said the fire had grown to 831 acres, with 100 percent containment.