New Jersey Forest Fire Prompts Thousands of Evacuations and Closes a Major Highway BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed a stretch of a major highway.

Neighbor Nick Marinelli said, "Hopefully, this fire is almost completely out. From what I've seen, a lot of it is pretty much done for, but it's still got a little heartbeat." At this point ...

A forest fire in southern New Jersey that has shut a stretch of one of the state’s biggest thoroughfares is yet to be contained, sparking evacuations and threatening to snarl commuters. The fire ...

More than 1,300 structures were threatened and about 3,000 residents were evacuated, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Shelters were open at two high schools, according to the Barnegat ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning in New ... The Jersey Central Power and Light Company cut power to about 25,000 customers at the request of the Forest Fire Service ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A fast-moving wildfire burning in New ... The Jersey Central Power and Light Company cut power to about 25,000 customers at the request of the Forest Fire Service ...

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