WARETOWN, NJ — The Waretown man accused of igniting a bonfire that grew to one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey history will remain jailed until at least Friday. Joseph Kling, 19, appeared ...

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 ...

The wildfire, which was determined to be the second largest in New Jersey in the past 20 years, ... saying other people with him should have extinguished the fire. Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, ...

Thousands were evacuated from their homes, including 5,000 people in Waretown and Lacey alone, according to the fire service. “New Jersey has some of the most volatile wildland fire fuels in the ...

A Waretown man has been charged with arson in connection with the 15,000-acre Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County. ... — New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) April 24, 2025.

Prosecutors on Thursday said Joseph Kling, 19, from Waretown, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with arson and aggravated arson, saying he lit wooden pallets on fire and left the area before ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued an update at 10:30 p.m. saying that the wildfire had consumed an additional 5,300 acres during the evening hours, more than doubling in size to 8,500 acres.

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey that they described as ...

A wildfire has burned at least 2,500 acres of land in Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, Burlington County, according ...

Prosecutors on Thursday said Joseph Kling, 19, from Waretown, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with arson and aggravated arson, saying he lit wooden pallets on fire and left the area before ...