US: New Jersey firefighters battle 3,800-acre forest fire

A massive 3,800-acre forest fire in Ocean County, New Jersey is about half contained as officials continue to battle flames.Authorities said Wednesday the fire started Tuesday and led to the evacuation of dozens of homes, though no one was injured and people have been let back into their residences.“I don’t mean to be dramatic, but this was a severe situation,” John Cecil, an official at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday morning.Officials say the blaze was intense, raining down embers and producing flames 200 feet high at times.