Joseph Kling, 19, is charged with arson in the Ocean County, N.J.​ wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres.

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.

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, has been charged with arson after starting a bonfire that sparked a 15,000 acre wildfire that ...

A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with sparking the 15,000-acre fire that has burned for three days straight in Ocean County, just miles from the Jersey Shore.

A suspect has been arrested and charged with sparking a massive wildfire in New Jersey that continued to burn Thursday across ...

The resulting fire forced 5,000 people to flee their homes, shut down the Garden State Parkway and Route 9, and plunged the ...

Firefighters in New Jersey are still working to extinguish the largest wildfire the Garden State has seen in years, and a ...

The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 20 square miles. Thousands were forced ...

Officials also said during a Wednesday update that this could end up being the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years.

The Waretown man lit pallets on fire in the woods and failed to fully extinguish them before he left, authorities said.

Lacey Township Mayor Peter Curatolo talks about the wildfire, how it’s affecting residents and more on PIX11 Morning News.