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Forecasters warn of fire risk amid low humidity, wind gusts as Pine Barrens fire burns
Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...
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‘Why did he do it?’ NJ wildfire suspect, seen in old bonfire video, faces heat of justice
Prosecutors say Joseph Kling, 19, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, definitely started a bonfire. And that bonfire ...
New Jersey Jones Road Wildfire: Containment Tracker
The Jones Road fire in New Jersey has scorched over 15,000 acres of land. Check back for the latest update on the wildfire ...
Teenager arrested in connection with fast-growing New Jersey wildfire
The fire spread quickly and destroyed buildings and vehicles after authorities said a bonfire was improperly extinguished.
Stop flying drones near massive N.J. wildfire, officials say
Authorities are imploring people to stop flying drones in the area of a massive wildfire in Ocean County that firefighters ...
NJ wildfire: Spread like ‘napalm,’ now 50% contained in 15,000 acres
No one has been injured, but three buildings in Lacey caught fire, with one destroyed. As of Wednesday night, eight ...
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Man arrested in massive NJ wildfire — police say he left bonfire burning
Police have charged a 19-year-old New Jersey man they say left a bonfire unattended — setting off the massive wildfire ...
Authorities ‘very confident’ N.J. man lit bonfire that erupted into massive N.J. wildfire
Joseph W. Kling is charged with arson for igniting the bonfire that became the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, which has ...