Huge Brush Fire Breaks Out Next to Turnpike in Northern New Jersey

A smoky brush fire slowed commuters on the New Jersey Turnpike on Thursday, June 20, footage shows.

Footage filmed and posted to Instagram by user @nofearonfirephotography shows the brush fire blazing along the southbound New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus on Thursday afternoon. Huge plumes of smoke can be seen rising into the sky as vehicles drive by.

According to the Secaucus Police Department, the fire, which caused traffic delays in the area, was extinguished around 4:45 pm. Credit: nofearonfirephotography via Storyful

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Yeah.

Ok.

Yes.

And use that building off the show.

They don't hurry up.

That building is gone.

They're closing to turn back, are they?

Yeah, both sides.

They didn't say, yeah, they got to get over here.

That building's gone with it.