Burlington County Forest Fire Contained;220 Acres Burned
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Extreme heat made it very hard for fire crews to fight flames that spread through a South Jersey forest.
The fire started near the Goshen Pond Campsite around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The blaze grew overnight and in the end roughly 220 acres were burned.
Skyfox captured the scene late Thursday night into Friday morning.
No one has been injured and no homes were damaged.
Fox 29's Stephanie Esposito filed this report from Shamong Friday morning.
As of now, there's no word on a possible cause.
We'll keep our eye on this and bring you updates as we get them.
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