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New Jersey health experts are studying respiratory impacts from wildfire smoke after the Jones Road fire burned 15,300 acres in the Pine Barrens and Canadian smoke events.
SHAMONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A wildfire erupted in the Wharton State Forest in southern New Jersey on Friday morning, quickly spreading and scorching at least 100 acres of land. Known as the Mines ...
A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, burned 6,400 acres as of June 18. Latest U.S.
The Mines Spung Wildfire is the largest wildfire in New Jersey since the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County burned over 15,000 acres in April.
The blaze, dubbed the "Mines Spung Wildfire," is 6,000 acres in size and was 90% contained as of Tuesday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said.. Smoke from the fire also created air quality ...
The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, had burned through 4,200 acres at Wharton State Forest and was 40% contained as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update.
A wildfire has burned 100 acres in Shamong Township, Burlington County, as for Friday morning. The cause is unknown. New Jersey officials have closed roads near Wharton State Forest and part of a ...
The fire broke out on April 22, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. As of April 28, it had burned over 15,000 acres and was 80% contained, the service said.
A 100-acre wildfire in a New Jersey state forest has forced road closures Friday morning. The fire was spotted near the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township ...
New Jersey (KYW) — A wildfire is burning in the area of the Emilio Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, the -world/wildfire-burning-in-wharton-state-forest-new ...
The blaze, dubbed the Mines Spung Wildfire, had burned through 4,200 acres at Wharton State Forest and was 40% contained as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update.
The Jones Road Wildfire burns in New Jersey on April 22, 2025. In April, the Jones Road Fire forced thousands of people in Ocean County to evacuate, as it ultimately burned more than 13,000 acres.