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

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.

The Pinelands blaze was 80% contained after burning an estimated 5,750 acres in Shamong and Washington Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said at noon Monday.

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 ...

A wildfire that began Friday in the Wharton State Forest in Burlington County is now 80% contained, fire officials said Sunday. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service posted on its Facebook page a ...

A wildfire has erupted in the area of the Emilio Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Department of Environmental Protection ...

A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest remains 90% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday afternoon. The Mines Spung Wildfire in Shamong Township was first ...

The Pinelands blaze was 80% contained after burning an estimated 5,750 acres in Shamong and Washington Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said at noon Monday.

A 100-acre wildfire in a New Jersey state forest has forced road closures Friday morning. The fire was spotted near the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township ...