The wildfire which raged through 3,500 acres of Wharton State Forest was contained 100 percent and well under control going into Sunday night.
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Drenching showers overnight may have doused the remaining fire; there is an update coming at noon Monday from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, according to spokesman Robert Geist.
Batsto Village and most trails have reopened after a thick blanket of smoke cleared the area within an 11-mile containment boundary.
Bulltown Road remained closed Sunday, as was the Batona Trail, the longest path in the pines.
Smoke from the largest woods fire in a decade could be smelled miles away, including in Atlantic City.
The fire began early afternoon Thursday.