A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, has burned to about 5,750 acres as of Sunday, June 15.

That fire is one of the top 10 largest in New Jersey's history, according to the mitigation report. It ranks sixth. Here are the top 10 largest fires in New Jersey's history, according to the ...

The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, had burned through 5,500 acres at Wharton State Forest and was 70% contained as of 8 p.m. Saturday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update. No ...

Despite the weekend rain the fire has consumed 5,750 acres and is 80% contained as of the last update at noon on Sunday.

Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.

Health researchers are studying respiratory impacts as climate change makes wildfires more frequent and intense across the ...

A major wildfire burning in Wharton State Forest has scorched 4,200 acres and is now 40% contained, state officials said Saturday morning.The blaze, known as the Mines Spung Wildfire, is burning in ...

WARETOWN — One of the worst wildfires in New Jersey’s history may continue to burn until rain drenches the area, likely on Friday night or Saturday, said New Jersey Forest Fire Service Chief ...

The Mines Spung wildfire inside Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township is around 80% contained but is still threatening some structures, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

A forest fire in southern New Jersey that has shut a stretch of one of the state’s biggest thoroughfares is yet to be contained, sparking evacuations and threatening to snarl commuters. The fire ...

New Jersey Forest Fire Prompts Thousands of Evacuations and Closes a Major Highway BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of ...