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A 19-year-old man faces arson charges for New Jersey wildfire, officials say
A 19-year-old faces arson charges in connection to a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched at least 15,000 acres and ...
Wildfire Burns 12,500 Acres of Bone-Dry New Jersey Forest
The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 5,000 residents and temporarily shut down a stretch of the Garden State ...
New Jersey Forest Fire Shuts Stretch of Garden State Parkway
A forest fire in southern New Jersey that has shut a stretch of one of the state’s biggest thoroughfares is yet to be ...
Man charged with arson in connection with New Jersey wildfire; here's what to know
On Thursday, Waretown resident Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with the wildfire ...
NJ wildfire prompts evacuation orders for thousands as it explodes in size, closes part of Garden State Parkway
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Jones Road Fire burning near Barnegat, New Jersey had consumed 1,200 acres and was uncontrolled.
Firefighters make progress as New Jersey wildfire burns over 13K acres
LACEY, NJ – Firefighters have made progress containing a massive wildfire burning in central New Jersey that damaged multiple ...
New Jersey forest fire forces thousands to evacuate and temporarily closed a major highway
A wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed a stretch of a major ...
Ocean Township fire: Wildfire in Barnegat, Waretown closes Parkway grows to 1,200 acres.
A major wildfire has been declared between Barnegat and Waretown, authorities said. The fire, in the area of Jones Road, was reported about 10:15 a.m. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is at the ...