<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=181fUZ_0lNi5AvJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=181fUZ_0lNi5AvJ00" width="1280" height="832" ><p>A New Jersey resident illegally burned wood that set fire and burned down a home Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials.</p><p>The blaze in West Milford started from a resident burning wood and debris in a fire pit, according to Michael Moscatello of the West Milford Fire Department.</p><p>The brush caught fire and “rapidly spread up the mountain,” said Moscatello, West Milford’s fire marshal.</p></div></body>

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West Milford fire destroys house, damages 2 others, officials say

A New Jersey resident illegally burned wood that set fire and burned down a home Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze in West Milford started from a resident burning wood and debris in a fire pit, according to Michael Moscatello of the West Milford Fire Department. The brush...