As heavy rain was predicted to help put out a stubborn wildfire blazing on the New Jersey-New York border on Wednesday, a second youngster was charged with purposefully starting a blaze in a Philadelphia, New Jersey, suburb.
Firefighters have been reacting to hundreds of brush fires in tinder-dry and windy circumstances as several areas of the Northeast have been under red flag advisories. According to officials, many extended rainstorms are required in areas of New England, New Jersey, and New York, which are the driest in 120 to 150 years.
In relation to a wildfire that burnt less than a tenth of a square mile on October 30, Evesham Township police said on Wednesday that they had taken a 14-year-old Marlton resident into custody. They accused another young person from Marlton of starting the same fire on November 7. The most recent arrest was reported on Wednesday after it was made on Tuesday. Both are accused of aggravated arson and of inflicting or threatening to cause extensive harm or destruction.
As authorities look into whether they may have been involved in a second wildfire in Evesham a week later that destroyed a somewhat larger area, both have been placed in a juvenile correctional facility.
The Jennings Creek wildfire, which has burnt 8.3 square miles and was 90% contained as of Wednesday morning, was predicted to receive what New York officials described as significant rainfall when a storm moved into the New Jersey-New York area on Wednesday.
The rain may provide its own difficulties, but it will surely aid firefighters in putting out the fire, which is raging in a number of difficult-to-reach places of rough terrain.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation stated in a statement Tuesday night that as the burned area’s soil gets more soaked, it will become erosive and unstable. Within the fire area, residents may witness fallen trees that have burned and decomposed. Discoloration may result from dirt and charred debris washing into nearby streams.
On Wednesday morning, two minor wildfires in New Jersey were deemed completely contained after burning less than a tenth of a square mile apiece. They were burning in Pine Park in Lakewood, Ocean County, and Hainesport, Burlington County.
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