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A school bus overturned and crashed on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, New Jersey, resulting in six people sustaining minor injuries, including the driver, an aide, three students on the bus, and another person in the other vehicle. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A 24-year-old man drowned at Fifth Street Beach in Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey. Despite efforts from a group of people forming a human chain in the water and a hovering chopper, the man's body was recovered shortly after. No further information or identity of the victim has been released.
A private plane crashed in Lacey Township, New Jersey, resulting in one fatality. The crash occurred in a secluded area, and it is unclear if a distress call was made. Meanwhile, officials are battling a wildfire in the same area, which has spread to 325 acres and is threatening 25 structures. The fire is currently 0% contained, and forest fire crews are working to extinguish it. It is unknown if the wildfire had any impact on the plane crash.
A wildfire named the Glory Fire is burning in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, threatening 30 structures and burning 50 acres with 0% containment. Road closures are in effect, but there are no mandatory evacuations at this time. Crews are working to contain the fire within the boundaries of East Commodore Blvd, Jackson Mills Road, and Cedar Swamp Road. The cause of the fire is unknown, and there have been no injuries reported.
A 500-acre forest fire is currently raging in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, with 25 structures being threatened. Crews from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Fire Department are working to contain the fire, which is burning on federal, state, and private property. A mandatory evacuation is in place on Division Street in Lakehurst, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.