WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 acres, forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people, and threatening 1,320 ...

WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 acres, forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people, and threatening 1,320 ...

As of Saturday evening, the fire had burned 15,300 acres across Waretown and Lacey Township, and was 60% contained, according to the latest update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey ...

Waretown Volunteer Fire Company firefighters prepare to respond to a wildfire on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Waretown, N.J. Credit: AP/Chris Szagola ...

WARETOWN -- A second teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that has consumed more than 15,000 acres across Ocean County, authorities said.

A Waretown man faces charges after a fire in NJ's Pine Barrens grew to 23 square miles. Officials link the blaze to improperly extinguished wooden pallets.

The fire, which is concentrated in Waretown and Lacey, is only 10 percent contained, officials said. A wildfire in the Pine Barrens of southern Ocean County has scorched 3,200 acres, ...