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.

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A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with sparking the 15,000-acre fire that has burned for three days straight in Ocean County, just miles from the Jersey Shore.

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

The Waretown man lit pallets on fire in the woods and failed to fully extinguish them before he left, authorities said.