The wildfire, which was determined to be the second largest in New Jersey in the past 20 years, consumed more than 15,000 ...

In a statement released Thursday morning, New Jersey officials ... Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, officials said. The origin of the fire, according to investigators, is near ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey.

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 ...

New Jersey, officials said. A 19-year-old man, Joseph Kling of Waretown, was arrested on suspicion of starting the fire and charged with second-degree aggravated arson for allegedly purposely ...

The Garden State Parkway, one of New ... Around her Waretown house it was “like a war zone,” she said, describing smoke, sirens and the buzz of helicopters. The site of the fire is near ...

A fire burns on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, near Waretown, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) New Jersey’s forest fire chief said the state has “averted a major disaster.” “Thanks to the ...