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Smoke Clouds Bear Down on New Jersey as Raging Jones Road Wildfire Sparks Evacuations

Smoke clouds from the Jones Road Wildfire were seen hovering over Waretown, New Jersey, as residents were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday, April 22.This footage, sent to Storyful by Alli Pierson, shows the plumes of smoke engulfing the sky as the source traveled south towards Manahawkin on Route 9.The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said 3,000 residents had been evacuated due to the blaze, which was threatening 1,320 structures.According to the latest figures from the fire service, the inferno was 3,200 acres and just five percent contained. Credit: Alli Pierson via Storyful

Smoke clouds from the Jones Road Wildfire were seen hovering over Waretown, New Jersey, as residents were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday, April 22. This footage, sent to Storyful by Alli Pierson, shows the plumes of smoke engulfing the sky as the source traveled south towards Manahawkin on Route 9. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said 3,000 residents had been evacuated due to the blaze, which was threatening 1,320 structures.

According to the latest figures from the fire service, the inferno was 3,200 acres and just five percent contained. Credit: Alli Pierson via Storyful.