Sunday, March 14, 2021

Forest Fire in Lakewood Burns, Buildings Destroyed

10:00 pm Update
- Fire is still going strong near Bingo (LNN)
- Red-flag warning through Monday afternoon, which means that critical fire weather conditions are expected due to a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry brush and trees.
-GSP has reopened to traffic
- Shidduch dates had to be relocated as there was no access to some of the dating rooms hosted by businesses in industrial park
-Fire fighters will be stationed at Blue claws parking lot overnight.
-#Lakewood was trending on Twitter
-8:00 pm Update:
- Brick  Mayors 3 of the 29 homes damaged in the fire today are uninhabitable
 -Fire now over 50% contained per forest fire service. Still VERY windy, presenting a big challenge. Fire is 160 acres in Lakewood and Brick Twps. @6abc
- Brick Township Mayor John Ducey says at least 29 homes have been damaged in Brick Township as a result of the Lakewood Fire Nothing catastrophic.(Jim Murdoch news 12)
-Firefighter in ICU but stable condition after cardiac event. 
-Hot spots being monitored thru the night.

6:00 pm
-Firefighter Suffers ‘Cardiac Emergency' While Responding to Massive Brush Fire in Lakewood, NJ
-Smoke visible across Lakewood as it rises in southern section of town
-Residents of Brick Lake in Brick Park may return to their homes.
Fire still raging along rt 70 Hundreds of Residents from Brick township evacuated from their homes
Hilton hotel on route 70
Cedarbridge Ave shut down from Oberlin going south route 70 shut east of rt 9
4:00 pm
see photos videos below
Fire  spreading to Lowes and nearby businesses Raymore and Flannigan brush fires at rt 70
Traffic on route 70 diverted near Bingo/Lowes/Costco  route 70 shut down
Target on route 70 has been evacuated as a precaution due to smoke
Photos &Videos see at LNN or below

A Sunday afternoon brush fire in Lakewood grew out of control and has forced the closure of several miles of the Garden State Parkway near mile marker 89, authorities announced. Lakewood police reported a “large” brush fire neat Airport Road and Cedarbridge Avenue, The parkway is closed in both directions from Exit 82 to Exit 91 due the multi-alarm fire, according to the State Police.  Reporter for the Lakewood shopper confirms that the office building at 150 Airport Road in Lakewood has been completely destroyed after a brush fire started across the street; and now continues to burn out of control. Fire fighting aircraft and helicopters are battling the blaze.

Photos from Ocean county Sheriff Dept


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