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

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire ...

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The New Jersey man charged with sparking a wildfire that ravaged parts of Ocean County attempted to deny responsibility, blaming it instead on two “Mexicans” he could not name, police ...

Though large tracts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby.

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday ...

Second Person Charged With Arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second ...

Wildfire in New Jersey Pine Barrens Expected to Grow Before It's ... though it's expected to grow before forecast rain later this week. The fire in southern New Jersey's Lacey and Ocean townships ...

The fire in southern New Jersey's Lacey and Ocean townships grew ... Forest fires are a common occurrence in the Pine Barrens, a 1.1 million-acre (445,000-hectare) state and federally protected ...

The fire in southern New Jersey’s Lacey and Ocean townships ... Forest fires are a common occurrence in the Pine Barrens, a 1.1 million-acre (445,000-hectare) state and federally protected ...