Joseph Kling, 19, is charged with arson in the Ocean County, N.J.​ wildfire 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 ...

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

Officials in Ocean County were confident that the 19-year-old arrested Wednesday set the initial fire that became the Jones ...

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 Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. is now considered a case of arson sparked by an unattended bonfire, authorities ...

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

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

Joseph Kling ignited a bonfire and then left the area without properly extinguishing it, which sparked the Ocean County, New ...

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

5:30 a.m.: The Jones Road fire has grown to 13,250 acres and is 50% contained, according to the state Forest Fire Service.