A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New ...

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WPIX) – An aggressive wildfire in southern New Jersey which forced the evacuation of thousands of residents is expected to grow before it can be fully contained, officials said.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive New Jersey wildfire that has consumed at least 15,100 acres and continued to burn Thursday afternoon, authorities said. In a ...