An improperly extinguished bonfire has been identified as the cause of a blaze that had burned 15,200 acres of Pine Barrens in southern Ocean County as of Thursday afternoon. An investigation determined that Kling set ablaze wooden pallets and then left the area before the fire was fully extinguished,

A Waretown man has been charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with the massive Jones Road wildfire, which was caused by a bonfi