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Fires still burning, but ‘looking really good’

The dangers from two wildfires that started on Thursday are largely gone, but they continued to burn through the weekend.

The Cobham Hill fire in Watson Township was estimated at 227 acres as of Sunday. The Hemlock fire in Glade Township was even bigger, at an estimated 261 acres, according to Warren County Public Information Officer Cecile Stelter.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, the Warren County Public Safety Department, and numerous local volunteer fire departments have been involved in the suppression and containment of the fires.

“Neither fire is 100 percent contained,” Stelter said on Monday. “There are still smokes. They are well in the interior. The perimeter is very secure. Things are looking really good.”

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