A wildfire in a New Jersey state forest in Burlington County grew to 400 acres Friday afternoon and forced the evacuation of a juvenile justice public school and a campground, fire officials said.

The stretch of Tuckerton Road between Washington Turnpike and Carranza Road is closed, as is Bulldozer Road and multiple local forest paths. Part of the Batona Trail, which winds through the Pine Barrens, is also closed. Hikers can't access the path between Carranza and Bulldozer roads.

Smoke from a Wharton State Forest wildfire in Shamong Township, New Jersey is worsening air quality today. Jan Carabeo has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Tammie Souza.

A wildfire that broke out early Friday, June 13, has consumed at least 100 acres in Burlington County’s Wharton State Forest, officials said. The blaze is burning near the Carranza Memorial in Shamong Township and is 0% contained,