By Jeff Goldman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Firefighters in West Milford were still on the scene of a major wildfire Thursday, though the town’s mayor said they are getting the blaze under control.
The Passaic County fire is “contained,” Mayor Michele Dale said in a statement on social media Wednesday.
“West Milford OEM just confirmed that the fire is contained, however, it is still not out,” Dale said shortly after 9:30 p.m. “You may continue to smell and see smoke and fire. The state Fire Service will be on-site for at least the next few days monitoring.”
About two hours before the mayor’s statement, the state forest fire service said the fire had burned 140 acres and was zero percent contained.
By 11 a.m. Thursday morning, the fire service said “The fire has reached 250 acres in size and is 30% contained.”
Smoke was still visible in the area Thursday morning, according to photos from the scene.
Meanwhile, the massive wildfire in Manchester that burned 3,859 acres was 100% contained as of 10 a.m. Thursday, the state Forest Fire Service said.
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