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WASHINGTON — The odor of smoke from a brush fire in southern New Jersey could be smelled as far away as New York City.

The fire burned about 30 acres along Batsto Road in Wharton State Forestin Burlington County on Sunday.

UPDATE:

Fire has burned 1,500 acres, is only 30 percent contained

The smoke could be seen for miles.

NBC 10 in Philadelphia reports crews dropped water from airplanes and used backfires to contain the blaze. The station said the fire spread to more than 1,000 acres.

New York City's emergency management office alerted residents in Brooklyn and Staten Island that they might smell smoke from the blaze, which is about 90 miles away.

The fire did not threaten any structures and there are no reports of injuries.

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