Crews still monitoring hot spots days after Flatiron wildfire
Nikki DeMentri reports.
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Nikki DeMentri reports.
Due to dry and windy conditions, a Red Flag Warning for fire danger is in effect for Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Allen Road fire in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest is 100% contained as of Saturday afternoon.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says a wildfire that broke out in Medford, Burlington County overnight is 100% contained.
There is a smoke advisory in the area.
Two roads remain closed and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
New Jersey Forest Fire Service said conditions from the Bass River State Forest wildfire are improving. However, the lack of rainfall is still creating challenges for firefighters battling the blaze.
CBS News Philadelphia has new information on a major wildfire that continues to burn in South Jersey in the Bass River State Forest.
The health department says there are currently no warnings regarding the air.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is asking people to avoid the area.
It took nearly two hours for the fire department to get the blaze under control.
The fire started just before 2:30 a.m. on Greenwich Street. We're told some homes could take up to six months to repair.
Matt Petrillo reports.
The fire was placed under control just after 4:30 p.m.
Crews are battling a three-alarm fire at a warehouse in the 2200 block of Fraley Street in Wissinoming.
Firefighters reported flames coming from the first and second floors of the Laurel Springs 3-story home, which was being used as apartments.
Officials have not said if there are any injuries.
A dozen are displaced from their homes in South Philadelphia due to a fire. Matt Petrillo reports.
The fire started around 2:30 Wednesday morning on Greenwich Street.
Crews responded to the fire on Willard Street just before 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The fire was caught on camera on East Willard Street
The fire started early Wednesday morning inside a rowhome on Greenwich Street.
In New Jersey, crews are staying on the scene of the wildfire to make sure there aren't any flare-ups.
As officials investigate what caused this fire, the American Red Cross set up a shelter at nearby Paxinosa Elementary.
The flames come as dry conditions have parched the region during May.
