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Evacuation orders lifted and portion of Garden State Parkway reopens as crews battle New Jersey wildfire

A fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey expanded to 8,500 acres Tuesday afternoon, causing over 3,000 evacuations and threatening more than 1,300 structures while also closing a portion of the Garden State Parkway in the southern portion of the state.

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 2d

Massive wildfire in Ocean County prompts evacuations, closure on Garden State Parkway

Officials at the decommissioned Oyster Creek nuclear plant nearby said all buildings on the site are designed to withstand fires.

New York Post on MSN · 3d

NJ wildfire prompts evacuation orders for thousands as it explodes in size, closes part of Garden State Parkway

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Jones Road Fire burning near Barnegat, New Jersey had consumed 1,200 acres and was uncontrolled. Part of the Garden State Parkway is closed near Waretown.

New Jersey, wildfire

The Advocate · 1d

Man charged with arson in connection with New Jersey wildfire; here's what to know

On Thursday, Waretown resident Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with the wildfire , Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

New Jersey wildfire explodes to 13,250 acres, could be largest in nearly 20 years

The Jones Road fire is the largest wildfire in New Jersey since June 2022 when the Mullica River Fire scorched 13,500 acres across Wharton State Forest in Burlington County. If the fire surpasses that, it would be the largest in nearly 18 years. In May 2007, the Warren Grove Fire burned 17,000 acres in the Pinelands of southern New Jersey.

The New York Times · 2d

Wildfire Burns 12,500 Acres of Bone-Dry New Jersey Forest

The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 5,000 residents and temporarily shut down a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.

Massive blaze at Garden State Parkway highlights elevated risk of wildfires

A massive wildfire in Ocean County that scorched more than 8,500 acres is sending smoke across parts of the tri-state area ...

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Garden State Parkway, Route 9 back open as massive N.J. wildfire continues to burn

Firefighters have made enough progress on a massive wildfire burning in Ocean County for officials to fully reopen both the ...

New Jersey Forest Fire Shuts Stretch of Garden State Parkway

A forest fire in southern New Jersey that has shut a stretch of one of the state’s biggest thoroughfares is yet to be ...

Garden State Parkway, Route 9 closed due to Ocean County wildfire

With traffic routes like the Garden State Parkway, Route 9 and Route 532 closed, cars are at a standstill across parts of ...

Teen Arrested For Arson In Jones Road Fire That Could Grow To Be 'Largest Fire In New Jersey In 20 Years'

The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 20 square miles. Thousands were forced ...

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New Jersey forest fire forces thousands to evacuate and temporarily closed a major highway

A wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed a stretch of a major ...

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Ocean Township fire: Wildfire in Barnegat, Waretown closes Parkway grows to 1,200 acres.

A major wildfire has been declared between Barnegat and Waretown, authorities said. The fire, in the area of Jones Road, was reported about 10:15 a.m. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is at the ...

Watch: Flames from New Jersey wildfire inch dangerously close to homes

Firefighters in New Jersey are still working to extinguish the largest wildfire the Garden State has seen in years, and a ...

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