Firefighters are also closely watching a nursing home near the fire zone and are prepared to evacuate if necessary, but no residents have been moved.
"The fire has jumped the line of the containment zone despite extensive planning and efforts to suppress its migration," Mayor Dale said.The Kanouse Wildfire, as it is called, is the largest wildfire in the northern part of the state since 2010, firefighters are hampered by the area's rocky terrain and continued warm temperatures.
NewsCopter 7 was above the fire Thursday, and captured just how far that smoke spread, along with choppers dousing flames with buckets of water.Officials say crews started a backfiring operation to help contain the fire near Echo Lake. Residents are being advised to keep their windows closed to avoid smoke that may be traveling through the air. Officials are restricting campfires and open agricultural burning.
Zachary Turner says it was like his neighborhood was covered in fog. Every breath was filled with smoke. "I live right on Butler over here about a mile and a half away and just opening my window, I was able to smell it and looking around, you could see the sky was getting cloudier," he said.A firefighter who was fighting an unrelated brush fire in Sussex County later suffered a heart attack and died at home.
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