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New Jersey wildfire: Bizzare reason suspects gave for how the blaze started

Joseph Kling, 19, and his co-defendant, 17, have been accused of lying to police when they were interviewed about the fire and their involvement in it. 

FORKED RIVER, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 24: A wildfire burns in the distance behind Argos Farm on April 24, 2025, in Forked River, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Gray / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
Published on May 04, 2025 08:52 AM IST
BySumanti Sen

Who is Joseph Kling, the teen arrested for starting New Jersey wildfire?

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

Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Townships, N.J. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP)
Updated on Apr 24, 2025 09:38 PM IST
ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

NYC and Long Island under air quality alert as NJ wildfire grows to 13,250 acres

New York City, Long Island, and parts of the lower Hudson Valley are under an air quality alert as the New Jersey wildfire grows to 13,250 acres.

People drive on the Garden State Parkway as a matrix sign warns of smoke conditions on April 24, 2025, in New Jersey. (Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Apr 24, 2025 07:58 PM IST
ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

New Jersey wildfire live tracker: Evacuations, road closures, and impacted zones

The Ocean County wildfire in New Jersey has expanded to 1,200 acres. Garden State Parkway is closed and mandatory evacuations are in effect on Wells Mills Road.

The Ocean County wildfire in New Jersey has expanded to 1,200 acres.(Representational Image/ UnSplash)
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 07:00 AM IST
ByVaishnavi Vaidyanathan

Erratic winds drive California wildfire out of control, evacuations ordered

Evacuations were ordered for about 800 homes near the tiny communities of Laws, Chalfant and White Mountain Estates due to the extreme blaze.

The Silver Fire erupted on Sunday near Owens Valley, California and burned through nearly 2 square miles (5 square km) of dry brush by Monday(AP)
Published on Apr 01, 2025 02:29 AM IST
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