Officials also said during a Wednesday update that this could end up being the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is continuing their efforts to extinguish the fire that has consumed more than 15,000 acres.

The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 23 square miles. Thousands were forced ...

The resulting fire forced 5,000 people to flee their homes, shut down the Garden State Parkway and Route 9, and plunged the ...

More than 15,000 acres are burning in New Jersey as winds are expected to continue Thursday and smoke will hit the New York City area.

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, has been charged with arson after starting a bonfire that sparked a 15,000 acre wildfire that ...

Joseph Kling, 19, is charged with arson in the Ocean County, N.J.​ wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres.

Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with arson and aggravated arson in connection with the wildfire that started in Waretown (Ocean ...

A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a massive wildfire that torched thousands of acres of woodland in Ocean County.

Joseph Kling, 19, is charged with arson in the Ocean County, N.J.​ wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres.

First drone images capture the path of destruction in Lacey Township caused by the Jones Road wildfire on Friday, April 25, 2025 ...

Officials said the fire is believed to be the second-worst in the last two decades, smaller only than a 2007 blaze that ...