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 ...

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. The fire had ...

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality ...

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.

Second person charged with arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire May 3, 2025, 12:48 PM Firefighters battle a wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

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.