Firefighters battle 200-foot flames at NJ brush fire

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (PIX11) – Firefighters continued to battle a massive brush fire in Ocean County, New Jersey Wednesday. The fire broke out Tuesday evening near Route 539 in Manchester Township, according to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.  At its peak, the fire spanned 3,529 acres, officials said during a briefing Wednesday morning. Firefighters faced [...]