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Forecasters warn of fire risk amid low humidity, wind gusts as Pine Barrens fire burns
Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...
Pine Barrens fire today: 13,500 acres burned, 50% contained
Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire ...
NASA Images Reveal Extent of Major New Jersey Fire
Burning over 15,000 acres of land, the wildfire has had significant consequences within the state and beyond, affecting air ...
Wildfire Burns 12,500 Acres of Bone-Dry New Jersey Forest
The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 5,000 residents and temporarily shut down a stretch of the Garden State ...
NJ wildfire: Spread like ‘napalm,’ now 50% contained in 15,000 acres
No one has been injured, but three buildings in Lacey caught fire, with one destroyed. As of Wednesday night, eight ...
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The Pine Barrens of New Jersey: Fire-Dependent Ecosystems and Their Unique Flora and Fauna
If you think of New Jersey as highways and crowded beaches, prepare to be astonished. Tucked away in the heart of the state ...
Smoke From New Jersey Wildfire Moves Toward New York City
Forecasters had warned that the air in the city could become unhealthy for some because of a fire that has been burning in ...
U.S. man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze
A 19-year-old Waretown man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, ...
NJ fire updates: Ocean Township man charged with arson in Jones Road wildfire
TOMS RIVER - An Ocean Township man has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with the wildfire that has spread ...