Residents flee as wildfire burns in New Jersey

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued and major highways in the path of the fire shut down as it spread.

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About 3,000 people were placed under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday evening, with 1,300 structures threatened, fire officials said.

Several major highways in the path of the fire were also closed. No causalities have been reported, while the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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