A forest fire broke out in New Jersey on Halloween amid record-high temperatures

Firefighters in New Jersey spent Halloween evening putting out flames around Downe Township in the southern part of the state, while a multi-acre wildfire broke out Friday morning in Morris County in northern New Jersey.

These are just a few of the hundreds of wildfires and bushfires that have hit parts of the North East during a bone-dry month.

The Halloween fire burns in Downe Township, New Jersey.

(Downe Twp Fire/Rescue and Dive Team)

According to social media posts from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the aptly named Halloween Fire near Downe Township has reached 110 acres and is currently 20% contained.

However, the forest fire brigade assumes that the fire will only reach an area of ​​140 hectares due to operations on Thursday night. Authorities have reported no injuries and no buildings were threatened.

Several roads were closed and some New Jersey Transit trains were grounded Friday morning, but the railroad reported service was resuming with delays.

Fire weather across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states

The Craigmeur Lookout Wildfire in Morris County, New Jersey, started Friday morning and is 0% contained. Structures are also not at risk from the fire.

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New Jersey firefighters were also working in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia on Thursday to contain a wildfire near the community of Evesham.

New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette wrote on social media that there have been more than 350 wildfires in the state since September 15.

The state has banned the lighting of bonfires and fireworks outdoors to curb the risk of wildfires.

This comes as dozens of cities in the Northeast hit record high temperatures this Halloween, including New York, Philadelphia and Newark.

Halloween scorch: 67 cities record record temperatures.

(FOX Weather)

Major cities in the Mid-Atlantic have not had any measurable rain in more than a month.

Major mid-Atlantic cities have been without measurable rain for more than a month.

(FOX Weather)

Unfortunately, the FOX Forecast Center reports that there will be no significant rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic next week.