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Ocean County fire: Wildfire in Lacey, Waretown grows to 8,500 acres; 3,000 evacuated
WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 acres, forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people, and threatening 1,320 homes and buildings, officials said.
There are still four structures threatened by the fire, but all evacuations are lifted for the approximately 5,000 residents who evacuated on Tuesday.
No one has been injured, but three buildings in Lacey caught fire, with one destroyed. As of Wednesday night, eight ...
A 19-year-old from Waretown who was burning pallets is accused of igniting the wildfire that's burned through about 15,000 ...
The National Weather Service discouraged any outdoor burning with low humidity, temperatures reaching near 80 degrees ...
The Waretown man lit pallets on fire in the woods and failed to fully extinguish them before he left, authorities said.
OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. — Police have arrested a 19-year-old man on arson charges for allegedly starting a fire that turned into a ...
The Jones Road fire in New Jersey has scorched 13,500 acres of land. Check back for the latest update on the wildfire ...
The 19-year-old accused of setting a bonfire that ballooned into the still-burning, 15,000-acre Jones Road Wildfire was ...
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