The fire that has been burning for nearly two weeks is 80% contained, according to the state Forest Fire Service. The blaze in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County has spread across 24 square ...

The Pine Barrens sit between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east. The region, with its quick-draining sandy soil, is in peak forest fire season.

New Jersey health experts are studying respiratory impacts from wildfire smoke after the Jones Road fire burned 15,300 acres in the Pine Barrens and Canadian smoke events.

New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby, although parts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited.

News Nation/World Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire Firefighters battle a wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Credit: AP ...

A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that ...

A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that ...

A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. Prosecutors said Friday that a 17-year-old was arrested and charged with arson, aggravated arson ...