As of late Wednesday morning the massive brush fire in Manchester Township is 50-percent contained after burning through 3,859 acres of land to this point.
With the Wharton State Forest fire almost contained, Batsto Village plans to reopen and Batsto Church has invited firefighters to an ice cream party to thank them for their efforts.
“We are extremely grateful, very proud. Proud of the DEP’s forest firefighters as well as all the local firefighters that came throughout the county. I believe even Burlington County firefighters came,” one resident said.
Many NJ residents appear not to be in the mood for a pre-holiday light show. Fireworks are keeping them up at night, along with their babies, they've said online.