The Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey is now considered a case of arson sparked by an unattended bonfire, state and county authorities say.  Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown in Ocean Township,

Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with the wildfire that started in Waretown on Tuesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and Ocean Township Chief of Police Michal Rogalski said.

A wildfire that scorched more than 15,000 acres across Ocean and Lacey townships was 50% contained as of Thursday, according to the New