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New details in court: How the largest NJ wildfire in 20 years began, and why
A dirt bike crash in the woods triggered a series of events that led to the Jones Road Wildfire, New Jersey's largest in the ...
Second teen accused of sparking NJ wildfire that has torched 15K acres in Pine Barrens
A second teenager is accused of sparking the massive wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens.
Second person charged with setting Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey
Authorities said a 17-year-old helped 19-year-old Joseph Kling set the fire that burned thousands of acres in Lacey and Ocean ...
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‘Why did he do it?’ NJ wildfire suspect, seen in old bonfire video, faces heat of justice
Prosecutors say Joseph Kling, 19, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, definitely started a bonfire. And that bonfire ...
Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s ...
N.J.’s biggest fire in more than a decade started in area known for illegal bonfires
For years, the vast Forked River Mountains Wilderness Area that caught fire recently had been abused by off-road-vehicle ...
Teens charged in Jones Road fire allegedly lied, blamed Mexicans for fire
The second teenage boy was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Jones Road wildfire, first spotted about 9:45 a.m.
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Detention hearing delayed for Waretown man accused of starting Ocean County wildfire
A Waretown man charged with arson in the wildfire that has destroyed more than 15,000 acres in southern Ocean County is ...