Officials say the call for a brush fire in Lakewood, New Jersey, came in near 1 p.m. near Airport Road and Cedar Bridge Avenue. Extremely windy conditions spread the fire to areas of Brick Township.
Maris Gabliks of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service says the fire contained 50%.
Gabliks says more than 100 residents in the immediate area were evacuated, and nearby homes and commercial buildings were damaged.
According to the Point Pleasant Fire Department, the fire also damaged several structures near the Lakewood Industrial Complex in Brick Township, New Jersey.
One firefighter was injured, Gabliks confirmed, but he could not provide any further information.
The Garden State Parkway is closed in both directions between exits 83 and 90. Part of Rt. 70 was also closed.
Crew from the area will work through the night to control the brush fire.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has introduced stage 3 fire restrictions, which prohibit fires in wooded areas unless it is in an elevated stove that uses only propane, natural gas, gas or electricity. Charcoal fires are prohibited.
Firefighters closer to Philadelphia are also struggling with a brush fire along the Delaware River in Salem County, New Jersey.
Crew members are still trying to determine what caused both brush fires.
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