PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Authorities in Burlington County are investigating a shooting that broke out after emergency crews were called to a house fire on Saturday. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a home on the unit block of Woodland Avenue in Pemberton Township around 4 p.m. for reports of a fire.

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Roads were closed for a major police response in Pemberton Township Saturday when what began as a fire in the Burlington County community, turned into a chaotic active shooter incident.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in Burlington County, New Jersey. The multi-acre wildfire began at the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in the area of Mary Ann Forge Road in Pemberton Township, on Wednesday. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service responded to the scene.

The Burlington Volunteer Fire Department has been battling a forest fire for more than ten hours, leaving heavy smoke in the area. Burlington firefighters and emergency medical crews shared that they had been battling an overnight forest fire in the areas of Burlwood Dr.