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New Jersey wildfire prompts thousands of evacuations and closes a major highway
A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of the ...
Evacuations ordered as New Jersey wildfire spreads over 8,500 acres, officials say
An uncontained wildfire has spread more than 8,500 acres in New Jersey, prompting evacuations in Ocean County areas, ...
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Waretown man charged with arson in massive Ocean County wildfire in New Jersey, officials say
A Waretown man has been charged with arson in connection with the Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Fast-moving wildfire ranks among N.J.’s 20 biggest in past century
As bad as this wildfire is, New Jersey has had bigger fires with more widespread damage and fatalities during the past 100 ...
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 ...
New Jersey wildfire continues to burn as state of emergency declared
Officials said they estimate the fire might not be completely extinguished until April 26, based on the fire's current ...
Wildfire in New Jersey triples in size overnight, threatens more than 1,300 structures
An aggressive wildfire in southern New Jersey forced the evacuations of roughly 3,000 people on Tuesday, according to the New ...