WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern ...

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

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 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.

Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern New Jersey's Ocean County ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern New ...