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Pine Barrens fire today: 13,500 acres burned, 50% contained
Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire ...
'They're so helpless and they're scared': Volunteers rescue animals from wildfire
Volunteers came from as far away as Delaware and New York to help evacuate animals in peril from the Jones Road Wildfire in ...
Smoke From New Jersey Wildfire Moves Toward New York City
The air in the city is unhealthy for some groups because of a fire that has been burning in the Pine Barrens since Tuesday.
NJ fire updates: Ocean Township man charged with arson in Jones Road wildfire
At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower located a column of smoke coming from the area of Jones Road and Bryant Road in Ocean Township, authorities said. There, emergency ...
Smoke from growing NJ wildfire impacting air quality in NYC area
A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was expected to grow Thursday, with smoke affecting the ...
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 ...
Teen accused of starting massive New Jersey wildfire by burning wood pallets
A 19-year-old has been charged in connection to massive New Jersey wildfire that has scorched 15,000 acres, prosecutors ...
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NJ Wildfire updates: Smoke from Ocean County fire impacting air quality in Tri-State area
Fire officials expect the blaze to grow and that it could turn out to be the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years.
What to know about the New Jersey wildfire as it expands, closes parts of Garden State Parkway
A wildfire in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barnegat Township, New Jersey, has burned 8,500 acres and is ...