The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the wildfire burning in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Cumberland County was spotted by the Belleplain Fire Tower just before 12:30 p.m. Friday. So far, the fire has burned 20 acres and is 0% contained.

A wildfire in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Cumberland County has forced a road closure Friday afternoon as fire crews investigate, officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service responded to the blaze in Vineland shortly before 2:30 p.m. The size of the wildfire was not immediately available.

A wildfire spanning 500 acres is burning unchecked in a remote section of Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland, officials said. As of Friday afternoon, April 18, the fire was 0% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.