BREAKING Washington Twp., Burlington County wildfire is now 85% contained. Watch live update:
Old Church Road and River Road are still closed.
"All of a sudden I come out and I see a big fire over here I said, 'Oh my goodness,'" recalled Zoraida Mejias of Washington Township. "Even when it's happening to you, you don't really think about how it's coming towards you. You kind of wait and see when the time for panic is," she said.Fire officials fear more fires will break out this month due to the dry conditions.
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