Crews respond to a large wildfire on Neversink Mountain in Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning.
Images from the Fire Alerts of Berks County Facebook page showed a line of flames along the mountain, which is southeast of Reading and visible from the iconic Reading Pagoda.
Residents should expect the smell of smoke and a visible glow on the horizon.
Maps show smoke from the Reading bushfire
Our NEXT Weather Radar Map from Saturday shows winds carrying the fire’s smoke south. You may also see smoke coming your way if you are south of the coast Pheasant Run wildfire burns in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Wind directions may change in the future, so stay up to date with the latest news.
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“This will be a major incident that may last more than a week,” the Office of Emergency Management in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, said on Facebook.
The fire largely broke out Northeastern United States, including the Philadelphia region, are experiencing elevated fire conditions fueled by severe or even extreme drought. The The Philadelphia region has been without rain for 41 dayswith September 29 being the last measurable precipitation.
“There have been several large wildfires in Southeastern Pennsylvania recently,” Birdsboro OEM said. “This is a direct result of the drought. A fire ban and red flag warning are still in effect. Fires can easily start from almost any source and will spread quickly with the wind.”
In New Jersey it was the State Forest Fire Department battling several major wildfires across the stateespecially in South Jersey. In North Jersey, fires in the Palisades spewed smoke over the Hudson River to New York City.
