Forest fire burns thousands of acres in New Jersey Pinelands

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say fire whipped by high winds has spread over thousands of acres of state land in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, a forested area of coastal plain that stretches more than 1 million acres.
State environmental protection department officials say the blaze was reported Saturday afternoon in Penn State Forest in Woodland Township.
Department spokesman Larry Hajna (HAY-nah) said Sunday afternoon the blaze had grown to 10,000 acres (40 sq. kilometers) with