A 19-year-old man faces arson charges related to the wildfire in Ocean County, N.J.​ that has scorched more than 15,000 acres.

Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township, New Jersey, was arrested for allegedly starting the massive Jones Road wildfire by setting wooden pallets ablaze and leaving the scene. The fire has scorched 15,000 acres,

Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with arson and aggravated arson in connection with the wildfire that started in Waretown (Ocean County’s Ocean Township) on Tuesday, according to law enforcement and state officials.