The fire was now only 25% contained compared to 40% Thursday morning, fire officials said.
had grown in size Thursday night and one nearby structure was evacuated by the flames, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in its latest update.
It was unclear what structure had been evacuated, but nine homes were also threatened along with one commercial building, fire officials said. Local volunteer fire companies were posted to protect the structures. Crews were continuing the same firefighting methods as earlier to contain the blaze, which included helicopters dropping water on it, the service said.
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