On June 20th, fire fighters responded to a fire in Washington Townships, New Jersey, as a forest fire had consumed 11,000 acres. No injuries or property damage has been reported. The fire broke out in a remote section of the Wharton State Forest and was discovered early Sunday afternoon, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire was 50% contained by June 21st and put out on June 22nd. The cause of the fire is still unknown and produced dense smoke, was spanning areas of Washington, Shamong, Hammonton and Mullica Township.