A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a massive wildfire that torched thousands of acres of woodland in Ocean County.

A New Jersey man has been arrested and is facing arson charges after being accused of starting the Jones Road Wildfire that has consumed about 15,000 acres in Ocean County since Tuesday.

News Nation Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire A 19-year-old man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire.

Teenager charged with arson in New Jersey wildfire A 19-year-old is facing charges after he allegedly set a bonfire and walked away leaving it to burn, causing the massive Jones Road Fire.

There is a New Jersey fire update today. A 2nd teen has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a wildfire in Ocean County.

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. — Police have arrested a 19-year-old man on arson charges for allegedly starting a fire that turned into a massive wildfire. Joseph Kling, 19, from Waretown, New Jersey, is ...

A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area ...

April 24, 2025 Ocean County man charged with arson for allegedly starting New Jersey wildfire The blaze, allegedly set by Joseph Kling, 19, has grown to 15,000 acres and destroyed a commercial ...

A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area ...

Authorities have charged a man with arson after they say he set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking an ongoing wildfire.