Crime & Safety
Winds Fuel Large Fire Off Garden State Parkway: Reports
UPDATE: The Ocean County Sheriff's Office has asked residents to avoid the area near Airport Road and Cedar Bridge in Lakewood.
UPDATE: The Parkway has now closed. Please read the updated story. Read more: Forest Fire Closes Garden State Parkway In Ocean County
LAKEWOOD, NJ — Ocean County officials are asking residents to avoid parts of the Garden State Parkway, citing reports of a large brush fire.
The blaze was reported near milepost 89 in the area of Airport Road and Cedar Bridge, according to an alert issued by the Ocean County Sheriff's Department.
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